My community hopes to add a short term occupancy tax as a revenue source from a significant number of Air BnB rentals at Lake Raymond Gary. Can anyone point me to the statutory provision that designates the voting threshold for the election question?
Sharla J. Frost
City Attorney, Town of Fort Towson
P.O. Box 451
Fort Towson, Ok 7435
If you have an existing hotel tax ordinance you may be able to avoid election by re-defining hotel in ordinance
On February 8, 2022, at 10:12 PM, Sharla Frost cityattorney@forttowson.us wrote:
My community hopes to add a short term occupancy tax as a revenue source from a significant number of Air BnB rentals at Lake Raymond Gary. Can anyone point me to the statutory provision that designates the voting threshold for the election question?
Sharla J. Frost
City Attorney, Town of Fort Towson
P.O. Box 451
Fort Towson, Ok 7435
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68 ok stat 2705. Majority vote approves.
On February 8, 2022, at 10:12 PM, Sharla Frost cityattorney@forttowson.us wrote:
My community hopes to add a short term occupancy tax as a revenue source from a significant number of Air BnB rentals at Lake Raymond Gary. Can anyone point me to the statutory provision that designates the voting threshold for the election question?
Sharla J. Frost
City Attorney, Town of Fort Towson
P.O. Box 451
Fort Towson, Ok 7435
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Unfortunately, we do not. We have been trying to recruit a hotel or motel to the community without success. However, we are overrun with AirBnB and the like. We have the tax question approved for the April ballot but I can’t find what the margin has to be. Majority or super majority?
Sharla
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On Feb 9, 2022, at 7:24 AM, david davis ddavislaw@live.com wrote:
If you have an existing hotel tax ordinance you may be able to avoid election by re-defining hotel in ordinance
On February 8, 2022, at 10:12 PM, Sharla Frost cityattorney@forttowson.us wrote:
My community hopes to add a short term occupancy tax as a revenue source from a significant number of Air BnB rentals at Lake Raymond Gary. Can anyone point me to the statutory provision that designates the voting threshold for the election question?
Sharla J. Frost
City Attorney, Town of Fort Towson
P.O. Box 451
Fort Towson, Ok 7435
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