If any vendor fails or refuses to collect the lodging tax or to file a return to make a remittance of the tax or any portion thereof, as required by this chapter, the Administrator shall proceed in the manner he/she may deem best to obtain information on which to base the assessment of any tax imposed by this chapter and payable by any vendor who has failed or refused to collect the tax, or to file a return and to make a remittance of the proper amount thereof. The Administrator shall proceed to determine and assess against the vendor the tax and penally provided for in this chapter. The Administrator shall have the power to issue subpoenas compelling persons to respond, provide testimony or provide documentary evidence which the administration deems necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(Ord. 20-19. Passed 9-3-19; Ord. 20-23. Passed 10-17-23.)