The Board of County Commissioners declare that the ordinance codified in this subchapter is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accomplish these purposes:
(A) To adopt a transient room tax ordinance that complies with the requirements and limitations contained in UCA §§ 17-3 and 59-12-3, as amended;
(B) To adopt a transient room tax ordinance that incorporates provisions identical to those of UCA §§ 17-31 and 59-12-3 (1953), as amended;
(C) To adopt a transient room tax ordinance that imposes a tax not to exceed 4.25%, and provide a measure therefor that can be administered and collected in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practical to the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the State Tax Commission in administering and collecting the sales and use taxes of the state; and
(D) To adopt a transient room tax ordinance that can be administered in a manner that will provide funds for the purposes of establishing, financing, and promoting tourism, recreation, and convention bureaus and such other purposes as have been authorized by law for the expenditure of transient room taxes, and for that purpose create, at the discretion of the county, a reserve fund comprised of any funds collected but not expended during any financial year.
(Ord. 2006-3, passed 8-14-2006)