The Bureau shall annually submit to the Board of Commissioners and the Fiscal Court a request for funds for the operation of the Bureau for the ensuing year. The Board of Commissioners and Fiscal Court shall include the Bureau in their annual budgets and shall provide funds for the operation of the Bureau by imposing a transient room tax, not to exceed three (3%) percent of the rent for every occupancy of a suite, room or rooms, charged by all persons, companies, corporations or other like or similar persons, groups or organizations doing business as motor courts, motels, hotels, inns or like or similar accommodation businesses regardless of the period of stay at the subject establishment. The transient room taxes shall be levied in accordance with KRS 91A.390 and shall be collected, and provision shall be made for the collection of the tax and the enforcement of the tax measure. The imposition of the tax shall appear in the Code of the City.
(Ord. BG2013-40, 12/3/2013)