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Falls Church to clarify hotel‑tax language and adopt FHWA Title VI policy ahead of VDOT deadline
Summary
On Oct. 21 the Falls Church City Council reviewed a technical correction to city code clarifying the 6% local transient‑occupancy tax and adopted a Federal‑Highway‑Administration‑specific Title VI policy to meet VDOT/FHWA requirements; staff said a comprehensive Title VI implementation plan will follow in about a year.
City staff presented two consent‑agenda items Oct. 21: a technical ordinance amendment clarifying the local transient‑occupancy (hotel) tax and a Title VI policy update to satisfy Federal Highway Administration requirements.
Hotel tax technical correction
Staff explained the change is technical: it clarifies that the city’s local portion of the transient‑occupancy tax is 6% and that the city will collect and…
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