A. The Nonproperty Tax revenue derived from and collected under this chapter shall be used for the following purposes:
1. Emergency services (rapid response, lifesaving, traffic enforcement, training, staffing, equipment, vehicles, etc.);
2. Maintenance, improvement and acquisition of parks;
3. Road repair, transportation enhancements and snow removal;
4. City promotion, visitor information, special events and economic development;
5. City improvements (library modernization, sidewalks, town square, etc.);
6. Public transit and related improvements;
7. Direct cost to administer and enforce this chapter.
B. As long as the City of Hailey is a voting member of the Sun Valley Air Service Board under an effective Joint Powers Agreement between the Cities of Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley and Blain County, 1% of the Nonproperty Tax revenue derived from and collected under this chapter from Rental Vehicle and Hotel-Motel Occupancy Taxes authorized by ordinance 1133 and 1212 shall be used for the following purposes:
1. Maintaining and increasing commercial air service to Friedman Memorial Airport through the use of minimum revenue guarantees or other inducements to providers;
2. Promoting and marketing the existing service and any future service to increase passengers;
3. For all ancillary costs which are associated with the ongoing effort to maintain and increase commercial air service, including reasonable program management costs and busing due to flight diversion(s); and
4. Direct costs to collect and enforce the tax, including administrative and legal fees.
C. In the event the Joint Powers Authority is dissolved by the participating agencies, or that a future Hailey City Council opts out of the Joint Powers Agreement, the entire 4% of Rental Vehicle and Hotel-Motel Occupancy Taxes collected shall be used for the purposes described in division A.1. through A.7. of this section. (Ord. 1257 § 2, 2020; Ord. 1212, 2017; Ord. 1133, 2013; Ord. 950 § 1, 2006)