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City attorney says lodging excise ordinance revised to reduce confusion over hotel/motel taxes
Summary
At second reading City Attorney Scott Robichaux told the Port Wentworth City Council the proposed ordinance would revise Chapter 11 to consolidate lodging excise tax language and reduce confusion around hotel/motel taxes. The hearing record shows explanation but no public comment in the excerpt.
At the June 25 Port Wentworth City Council meeting, City Attorney Scott Robichaux presented a second-reading public hearing for an ordinance to revise portions of Chapter 11 of the City Code concerning the lodging excise tax rate. Robichaux said the revision is intended to bring related ordinances together to avoid confusion around hotel and motel taxes.
The transcript excerpt records Robichaux’s explanation but does not include a motion text, a vote result tied explicitly to this item, or any public comment on the measure. The item was presented as "Public Hearing and Action" on the agenda, but the excerpted record does not show whether the council took final action during the captured segments.
If the council proceeds to adopt changes to Chapter 11, the revision would alter how lodging excise language appears in the municipal code; the transcript does not provide the ordinance number, specific rate changes, or effective date.
