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Lyon County presenter seeks to consolidate two ordinances that govern 3% transient room tax
Summary
County staff proposed repealing ordinances 4 60 and 4 60.1 and consolidating the provisions that govern the 3% transient room tax supporting the Lake Barkley Tourism Commission; presenters said the change is administrative and not a new tax. No vote was recorded in the provided transcript.
County staff presented a proposal to repeal Lyon County ordinances 4 60 and 4 60.1 and consolidate rules governing the 3% transient room tax that funds the Lake Barkley Tourism Commission. The presentation, read aloud during the meeting, described the move as an administrative consolidation rather than the imposition of a new levy.
An unnamed presenter said the county’s goal is to collect the existing provisions in a single ordinance so that ‘‘if anybody comes into the courthouse and says, where's the ordinance on transient room tax?'' they will find it in one place. The presenter added, "This is not imposing a new tax." The transcript records the presenter stating the original ordinance dates to 1990 and that the later 4 60.1 amended that earlier code.
Moderator remarks included a citation intended to help locate the text online: "So it was taken in ordinance number 6 20.18," and the moderator said the ordinance language is available on the county website. The meeting transcript does not show a formal motion or vote on the repeal/consolidation during the provided segments.
The proposal, as read, would: repeal or replace ordinance 4 60 (1990) and ordinance 4 60.1 (amendment), consolidate their provisions into one current ordinance, and continue to allocate the 3% transient room tax to the Lake Barkley Tourism Commission. The presenter emphasized that the change is organizational and is not intended to change the tax rate or impose a new fee.
During the public‑comment portion, resident Jeff Lewis of the Worthington Subdivision asked separately whether Rolling Mill Road would be straightened at the first intersection past a new four‑way stop; county staff did not provide a conclusive answer in the recorded segment. No subsequent procedural steps, vote tallies, or formal outcomes for the ordinance consolidation appear in the transcript excerpt provided.
Next steps were not specified in the provided transcript. The item appears to have been read or introduced for the record; the transcript does not record whether the county scheduled a later vote, referred the proposal to a committee, or published an updated ordinance text after the meeting.
