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Kern supervisors ask staff to poll voters and meet industry on possible bed‑tax increase
Summary
After receiving a staff report showing Kern County’s transient occupancy tax (TOT) rate is 6% — below nearby averages — the board directed staff to conduct polling and stakeholder outreach and return a May report on whether to pursue a ballot measure to raise the rate.
BAKERSFIELD — County staff told the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 that the county’s transient occupancy tax (TOT) rate of 6% has not changed since 2002 and is below averages for other California counties and cities. Jason Wiebe of the County Administrative Office said the county has 87 hotel/motel TOT certificates and 639 short‑term rental certificates in unincorporated areas and estimated…
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