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Board to advertise combined May public hearing on meals and lodging tax increases and other Chapter 151 code changes
Summary
Staff told the board the advertised budget assumes raising the meals tax from 4% to 5% and the lodging tax from 4% to 10%. The board authorized staff to advertise the tax amendments and to combine four Chapter 151 code changes into a single public hearing at the May meeting. The transcript records a voice vote; numerical tallies were not provided.
County staff and the administrator proposed advertisement of several tax/code changes tied to the advertised budget. The key revenue assumptions discussed were raising the meals tax from 4% to 5% and increasing the lodging tax from 4% to 10% to support the recommended budget.
Staff said the proposed amendments are essentially the same drafts the board saw previously, with updated rates, and advised the board it could combine the four Chapter 151 changes (meals tax, lodging tax, recordation taxes, and land‑use value assessment amendments) into a single public hearing to simplify notice and public comment. Board members favored combining the items into one hearing in May and discussed logistics for public notice and ensuring the public can address particular line items during the hearing.
A motion to advertise the meals and lodging tax changes and to combine the Chapter 151 code changes into one May public hearing was made and seconded; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript does not include a numerical vote tally.
