HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 98-073-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AND APPOINTING MEMBERS THERETO
RESOLUTTON NO. 98-73 -CC
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT
COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows:
and
WHEREAS, Grant County currently levies a lodging tax pursuant to chapter 67.28 RCW;
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has passed SSB 5867, enacted as Chapter 452, Laws
of 1997, which modifies or repeals some previous lodging tax authority but also adds new
lodging tax authority; and
WHEREAS, SSB 5867 requires that, in cities with a population over 5,000, any new
imposition of a lodging tax enacted under chapter 67.28 RCW be first submitted for consideration
to a lodging tax advisory committee not less than 45 days in advance of final action on the
lodging tax by Grant County; and
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WHEREAS, SSB 5867 was effective on July 27, 1997; and
WHEREAS, SSB 5867 replaces the current lodging tax authority with a new statutory
scheme; and
WHEREAS, to insure continued authorization for the imposition of the lodging tax it is
deemed 'to be in the best interests of Grant County that a Lodging Tax Advisory Committee be
created and that a proposal be submitted to this committee regarding continuation of the lodging
tax.
Now, Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Grant County Board of Commissioners that:
1. There is hereby created a Grant County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to serve the
functions prescribed in SSB 5867, which was enacted as Chapter 452, Laws of 1997.
2. The membership of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall consist of five (5)
memb�, appointed by the Board of Commissioners (Board). One member shall be a
member of the Board who shall serve as chair, two members shall be representatives of
businesses required to collect the tax, and two members shall be persons involved in
activities authorized to be funded by revenue received from the tax. The Board will
review the membership on an annual basis and make changes as appropriate. Vacancies
on the committee shall be filled by the Board.
3. The Board shall submit to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, for its review and
comment, proposals on:
a. The imposition of a tax under SSB 5867.
b. Any increase in the rate of such a tax.
c. Repeal of an exemption from such a tax.
d. A change in the use of the revenue received from such a tax.
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The Board shall submit such a proposal to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee at least
forty-five (45) days before taking final action on any such proposal. Comments by the Lodging
Tax Advisory Committee should include an analysis of the extent to which the proposal will
accommodate activities for tourists or increase tourism, and the extent to which the proposal will
affect the long-range stability of the special fund created for the lodging tax revenues.
ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, this
����- day of June, 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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LeRoy C Allison, Chair
Helen Fancher, Member
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Tim Sne , M mber
ATTEST:
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Peggy gg, Clerk the Board
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