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Commission gives first approval to Cook City resort tax ordinance; second reading set after 12 days
Summary
County staff recommended waiving the statutory reading and the commission voted to give first approval to an updated Cook City resort tax ordinance covering 1% and 3% resort taxes; staff said a second and final reading must return after the statutorily required waiting period.
Paul, a county staff member, summarized an update to the Cook City resort tax ordinance covering both the 1% and 3% resort taxes and said the statute prescribes a required reading. Paul recommended the board move to waive the reading so the ordinance could receive first approval at this meeting; commissioners may take public comment before final passage.
Commissioner Vermillion moved to waive the reading and to approve the ordinance for first approval; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor. Paul and other staff noted that under state statute the ordinance must return to the agenda after 12 days for a second and final reading before it becomes effective.
No public speakers raised objections in the meeting record. County staff said the ordinance text was included on the current agenda and had been read into the agenda at a prior meeting for public review. The board’s action at this meeting amounted to a first approval and a waiver of the statutory reading, with a required return for final passage after the statutorily prescribed notice/waiting period.
