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Fulton County commissioners vote to distribute hotel‑motel tax revenue per legal advice
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 10 to proceed with distribution of hotel‑motel tax revenue according to legal recommendation after staff briefings with the interim treasurer and county fiscal staff; the motion passed unanimously.
Fulton County commissioners voted Feb. 10 to proceed with distribution of hotel‑motel tax revenue "according to legal advice/recommendation," following a staff briefing that included Interim County Treasurer Amy Bishop, Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed and CFO Mike Lamb (Wessel & Co., via Zoom). Commissioner Randy H. Bunch made the motion; all commissioners voted in favor.
The discussion preceding the motion focused on options for distributing the collections and included input from county fiscal staff and the interim treasurer. The transcript records that legal guidance had been consulted and the Board moved to implement the distribution in line with that guidance; the specific allocation method or recipient agencies were not specified in the record provided.
Commissioners present for the vote were Randy H. Bunch (Chair), Steven L. Wible (Vice‑Chair) and Hervey P. Hann. The Board did not record a roll‑call breakdown in the transcript beyond the unanimous outcome noted on the record. The meeting minutes show the Board directed staff to carry out the distribution consistent with the county’s legal advice.
Next steps were not detailed in the transcript: the record does not specify which county office will finalize the accounting entries, whether allocations will be distributed to specific funds or agencies, or an implementation timeline. The transcript indicates the discussion occurred during regular business and that the Board expected staff to follow the legal recommendation when completing the distribution.
