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Audit finds $37,765 owed to Enid from hotel-tax and franchise-fee review; council accepts report
Summary
A city-contracted audit of franchise fees and hotel tax remittances recovered $37,765 for the city after finding documentation and reporting deficiencies at several hotels; the commission accepted the audit report on consent (7-0).
City staff reported that a contractor hired in June 2021 to audit franchise fees and hotel tax remittances completed its work and recovered $37,765 in funds owed to the city.
The auditor reviewed utility and franchise-holder databases for providers including OG&E, ONG and the city's cable franchise and found no discrepancies after resolving account-mapping issues. The review of 19 hotels in Enid found 12 in full compliance and seven with deficiencies. Five hotels had failed to include ancillary charges (pet fees, cleaning fees, smoking fees) in their gross receipts; those amounts have since been remitted. One hotel remitted back taxes after prior follow-up; another had deficient documentation that the auditor helped bring into compliance.
Finance staff (Erin) recommended accepting the auditor's report; the commission accepted the report as part of the consent agenda and approved the consent items by a 7-0 vote later in the meeting.
City staff said the audit helped correct account records and that recovered amounts have been received. The auditor's full report was included in the meeting packet for review and was placed on the consent agenda.
