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Bandera staff find $31,809 in alcohol-permit overcharges; council reviews parade-fee and hotel-tax guidance
Summary
City staff discovered they billed businesses using the wrong alcohol-permit fee chart and identified $31,809 in required reimbursements; council also discussed parade fees and was advised that hotel-occupancy tax cannot directly pay parade permit costs without a council resolution finding a public purpose.
City of Bandera staff told the council they discovered an error in the alcohol-beverage permit fee chart used for billing and that the city has been overcharging some businesses for up to four years.
Finance staff said they compiled a four-year audit and calculated that the city owes $31,809 in refunds or adjustments to affected businesses. "This brings us down to $31,809," staff said when presenting the spreadsheet of who was overcharged and what…
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