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Albany council approves lodging-tax rewrite, awards Deerfield Park contract and updates tourism grant rules

2941193 · April 10, 2025
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Summary

At its April 9 meeting the Albany City Council adopted an ordinance updating transient lodging tax (TLT) code, awarded the Deerfield Park renovation contract, designated annual newspapers of record, and revised the Cooperative Tourism Promotion grant application. Vote counts were recorded for the TLT ordinance; other actions passed by voice vote.

The Albany City Council on April 9 adopted several administrative and procurement items by ordinance, motion and resolution.

Transient lodging tax ordinance

The council adopted an ordinance amending Albany Municipal Code (AMC) sections 3.14.002 through 3.14.026 to update definitions and clarify collection language for the transient lodging tax (TLT). The council conducted a roll-call vote with the following recorded as voting "Aye": Councilor McLeod, Councilor Smith, Councilor McGee, Councilor Newton Azor, Councilor…

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