There is hereby levied and imposed upon every person who is a transient guest in a hotel and pays a charge for such lodging, a tax of 3% on the amount paid for the lodging in such hotel, irrespective of whether such lodging is paid by cash or credit card. The tax shall apply to every hotel within the city for which a charge is made, notwithstanding that the reservation of the lodging is made outside the city.
(Ord. 1975-128, passed 10-6-1975)