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Fulton County commissioners vote to proceed with hotel‑motel tax distribution following legal advice
Summary
At their Feb. 10 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with distribution of Hotel‑Motel Tax revenue according to legal advice; the decision was unanimous and followed a staff briefing with the interim treasurer and county fiscal staff.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 10 to move forward with distributing Hotel‑Motel Tax revenue according to legal advice and recommendations presented during a staff briefing.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to proceed "according to legal advice/recommendation," and the motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor. Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop, Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and Mike Lamb, chief financial officer at Wessel & Co. (joining by Zoom), participated in the discussion leading up to the motion.
According to the meeting record, county fiscal staff reviewed options for distributing the hotel‑motel tax revenue; the minutes note that legal guidance informed the commissioners' decision but do not specify the distribution formula or recipients. No dollar amounts or allocations were recorded in the minutes.
The action was recorded as a formal motion and vote on the meeting agenda. The board did not record any dissenting views in the minutes. The commissioners continued with other agenda items after approving the motion.
