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Fulton County commissioners move to distribute hotel‑motel tax revenue “according to legal advice”
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to proceed with distributing hotel‑motel tax revenue following legal recommendations after a review with county fiscal staff and an external CFO.
Fulton County commissioners voted Feb. 10 to move forward with distributing hotel‑motel tax revenue “according to legal advice/recommendation,” Commissioner Randy H. Bunch announced during the board’s meeting in the commissioners’ office.
The decision follows a discussion with Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop, Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and Mike Lamb, CFO with Wessel & Co., who participated via videoconference. The group reviewed options for allocating hotel‑motel receipts; no specific allocation amounts were recorded in the minutes.
"Motion by Commissioner Bunch to move forward with distribution of Hotel Motel Tax Revenue according to legal advice/recommendation," the minutes record. The motion carried with all three commissioners in attendance voting in favor: Commissioner Randy H. Bunch, Commissioner Steven L. Wible and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann.
County officials did not record a detailed timetable or a line‑item breakdown for distribution in the meeting minutes. The transcript notes only that the board relied on legal advice and fiscal staff input; it does not specify which legal authority or ordinance guided the recommendation. Next procedural steps were not listed in the minutes.
