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Tenino officials begin overhaul of gambling-tax ordinance after inconsistent rates found
Summary
Council discussion moved toward overhauling the city's gambling-tax code after staff found inconsistent rate language and evidence that nonprofits were being charged above the state maximum; staff flagged options to change the commercial rate basis to help fund an additional officer.
City staff and council members on June 10 opened a review of Tenino's gambling-tax ordinance after finding inconsistent rate language on city forms and a likely overcharge to nonprofit licensees.
Jeff (first name only in the record) told the council he discovered discrepancies while researching the code and forms: some documents showed a 6.5% rate, others 10%, and state law caps certain nonprofit activity at 5%. Jeff said his intent in…
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