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Greenwood amends private-club alcohol permitting ordinance, sets city supplement tax
Summary
The Greenwood City Council on Nov. 3 adopted a repeal-and-replace of ordinance 23-17 to correct local supplemental taxes on private-club alcohol sales to match new state guidance; the change sets a 5% city supplemental tax on beer and wine and 7% on mixed drinks and passed unanimously.
The Greenwood City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to repeal and replace ordinance 23-17, adjusting the city's local supplemental tax rates and permitting language for private clubs that sell alcoholic beverages.
The ordinance change corrects a prior local rate that exceeded the level allowed by recent state law. City staff told the council the city is allowed to set a local supplemental tax at half the state privilege-tax rate. The new ordinance establishes a 5% supplemental tax on beer and wine and 7% on mixed drinks for businesses licensed by the state as private clubs.
Travis, the city attorney, told the council the revision was a codification correction prompted by new state legislation that also broadened eligibility to allow some for-profit entities to qualify as private clubs. Council members discussed the technical changes in the ordinance and confirmed it was not being adopted as an emergency measure; the item passed on a single reading vote.
The council's vote was recorded as unanimous. Council members voting yes included AC Brown, Baker, Mr. Maker and Mayor Kinslow. The ordinance text states the city will levy permit fees and the stated city supplemental tax percentages on annual gross receipts derived from sales at private clubs.
The change takes effect according to the ordinance schedule and repeals any conflicting city provisions. The city attorney noted staff will upload the corrected ordinance language to the city's codification documents and follow up with affected licensees.
The council handled this item early in the agenda; staff said the fiscal impact is procedural (correcting the tax rate to comply with state law) and that any collections will follow the state-defined method for private-club taxation.
