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County clerk proposes short‑term‑rental compliance software and a business‑license fee increase to fund enforcement
Summary
The county clerk proposed buying STR‑monitoring software and hiring an enforcement officer to increase compliance; she recommended modest raises in business‑license fees to fund a software subscription, a vehicle for enforcement and (optionally) a part‑time clerk to handle increased office workload.
The county clerk briefed the council on a two‑part proposal: adopt specialized short‑term‑rental (STR) monitoring software to sweep online platforms and identify unlicensed listings, and fund a dedicated business‑license enforcement officer (plus an optional part‑time clerk) through modest increases to business‑license fees.
Clerk staff showed that total business licenses in the county rose roughly 50% between 2021 and…
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