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Council holds lodging-tax payment pending temporary resolution and March 1 compliance deadline
Summary
Baxter councilors voted to withhold the payment listed as Item 4 on the consent agenda — and any further lodging-tax payments — until the city adopts a temporary resolution at its first January meeting and receives a longer-term agreement by March 1 to ensure required oversight and a marketing plan.
Unidentified Speaker (council member) moved on Dec. 10 to pull Item 4 from the consent agenda and to withhold that payment and any further lodging-tax disbursements until the council adopts a temporary resolution at its first January meeting, with the expectation that a longer-term resolution will be in place by March 1.
The move followed council discussion of a legal memo from the city attorney that, the speaker said, requires a formal resolution, a contract or delegation agreement, and submission of an annual marketing program and budget before lodging-tax funds can be…
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