Fulton County commissioners move to distribute Hotel‑Motel tax revenue following legal advice

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 10 to proceed with distribution of Hotel‑Motel tax revenue based on legal advice provided to the county.

Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop, Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and Mike Lamb, chief financial officer with Wessel & Co., briefed the commissioners on options for distributing the hotel‑motel revenue and related mechanics. After the discussion, Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to proceed "according to legal advice/recommendation," and the motion passed with all commissioners in favor.

The briefing covered how the funds would be handled administratively; the transcript records the presence of the treasurer, fiscal administrator and the county's external CFO but does not specify a dollar amount being redistributed or a timetable for distribution. Commissioners did not record any dissent. The county’s chief tax assessor, Melissa Gordon, and other staff were present during that portion of the meeting.

Next steps recorded in the meeting were limited to the formal instruction to proceed under legal guidance; the commission did not adopt a detailed distribution formula or publication schedule during the session. Any specific allocations, effective dates or follow‑up reports were not specified in the record and would require further action by the commissioners or by staff implementing the legal recommendation.

The commissioners’ meeting also included a fuller agenda of routine approvals and local program items (see related roundup).