(a) Commencing on January 1, 1997, there is levied a tax of three percent (3%) on all rents received by a hotel lodging furnished to transient guests, the total receipts of which shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(Ord. 70-96. Passed 10-15-96.)
(b) This tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient guest to the City, which is extinguished only by payment to the operator as trustee for the City, or to the City. The transient guest shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient guest ceasing to occupy space in the hotel.
If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the Director may require that the tax be paid directly to the Director.
(Ord. 10-93. Passed 1-19-93.)