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Lodging-tax revenues up about $1 million; council introduced resolution to appoint a grants director

Spokane Finance & Administration Committee · November 24, 2025
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Staff reported hotel-motel lodging tax revenues are trending roughly $1 million above projections (approximately $5.5 million total), prompting a year-end adjustment; a resolution was presented to appoint Skyler Brown as director of grants management, which staff said formalizes a filled position; no committee vote was recorded in the transcript.

Staff told the Finance & Administration Committee that hotel-motel lodging tax revenues are running higher than expected and require a year-end adjustment. City staff said the increase was about $1,000,000 and that total lodging-tax receipts are trending toward roughly $5.5 million, a pattern seen in recent years and likely to…

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