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Commissioners accept lodging‑tax report; administrator cites 36 delinquent businesses
Summary
Lodging tax administrator Josh Gibbons reported 2,128 lodging units countywide, 570 businesses currently remitting, and 36 businesses delinquent; commissioners accepted the February 2025 report and discussed enforcement and trend tracking.
Hocking County commissioners accepted the February lodging‑tax report on March 6 after administrator Josh Gibbons summarized county lodging capacity and delinquency figures.
Gibbons reported the county has about 2,128 lodging units, including hotels and short‑term rentals. The monthly spreadsheet showed 606 businesses on the county list, of which 570 were current on remittance and 36 were delinquent; Gibbons estimated the delinquent operations represented roughly 50 lodging units. He said six businesses were added to the delinquent list since the prior month and six were removed; five new businesses began remitting in February.
Commissioners discussed enforcement. One commissioner said delinquent operators are sent to the prosecutor’s office once three months overdue, and reminder emails are sent monthly to short‑term rental operators. Public commenter Jim Kirkless asked whether the county could report a trend line showing repeat delinquents over multiple years; a commissioner said he would ask Gibbons to include a trend summary in the next report.
The board voted to accept the lodging‑tax report; no additional appropriations were tied to the acceptance at the meeting.
