(A) OCCUPIED ROOM shall mean any space ordinarily used for sleeping accommodations and for which any occupant has, for consideration, obtained the use or possession, or the right to use or possess, for a period not to exceed 30 continuous days. The term does not include a function room such as a ballroom, banquet room, reception room or meeting room; provided, it is not used as temporary sleeping accommodations.
(B) The term OCCUPIED ROOM shall not mean, and no tax imposed by this article shall be measured by or collected for:
(1) Complimentary or other sleeping accommodations for which no consideration is charged;
(2) Sleeping accommodations for which the consideration is paid by a person not subject to the sales and use tax imposed by the state’s Revenue Act of 1967, being Neb. RS 13-2816 and Neb. RS. Chapter 77, Article 27, as it is amended from time to time; or
(3) Sleeping accommodations leased by an employer for use by its employees when a specific room is the subject of the lease, the lease extends for more than 30 consecutive days, and consideration is actually paid for use during at least 30 consecutive days.
(Ord. 1004, passed 1-9-2017)