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Ojai council continues hearing on Casa Ojai Inn transient-occupancy tax appeal
Summary
The City of Ojai agreed to continue an appeal hearing by Casa Ojai Inn owner Cameron Larner over an audit assessing unpaid transient-occupancy tax and penalties. The council set conditions for resubmitted materials and required a consolidated exhibit packet 10 days before the rescheduled hearing.
The City of Ojai City Council on Sept. 16 agreed to continue an appeal hearing requested by Cameron Larner, owner of Casa Ojai Inn, over a tax collector determination that assessed unpaid transient-occupancy tax and penalties following audits covering June 30, 2020, through March 31, 2023.
The hearing originally opened with city staff describing procedures and the council chair reading the scope: the appeal challenges the assistant city manager’s decision under the Ojai Municipal Code, and the city bears the burden to prove the assessment’s validity. City staff told the council the determination at issue was dated April 8, 2025.
Council members said they had received a large volume of documents from Larner shortly before the meeting and that the packets arriving within 24 hours made it impracticable to review new material before issuing a…
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