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Fulton County commissioners approve distribution of Hotel/Motel tax revenue following legal recommendation
Summary
Fulton County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 10 to distribute Hotel/Motel tax revenue according to legal advice after a discussion with the interim treasurer, fiscal administrator and an outside CFO who joined by Zoom.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 10 to proceed with distributing Hotel/Motel tax receipts according to legal advice, after a briefing that included Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed. CFO Mike Lamb of Wessel & Co. participated by Zoom during the discussion.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to "move forward with distribution of Hotel Motel Tax Revenue according to legal advice/recommendation," and the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor. The minutes record no further details about the specific allocation formula or dollar amounts; neither the motion nor the meeting record specifies a timetable for disbursement.
The discussion followed a meeting in which staff outlined options and legal guidance; the record names Bishop and Reed as participants but does not quote them verbatim. Chief Tax Assessor Melissa Gordon was present earlier in the meeting but the minutes do not attribute a formal recommendation from her on the hotel/motel revenue distribution.
Because the minutes record only the board's instruction to proceed per legal advice, next steps appear to be administrative: staff will implement the distribution consistent with legal counsel and the treasurer's office. The meeting record does not list a specific effective date or amounts tied to the Hotel/Motel tax distribution decision.
