Lodging Charges definition
Examples of Lodging Charges in a sentence
The Skagit TPA Advisory Board may make recommendations to the Legislative Authority regarding the way in which revenue derived from the Lodging Charges is to be used to promote tourism within the Skagit County TPA and work with the Consultant in reviewing, considering, and recommending the Annual Budget and Annual Business Plan to the Legislative Authority for consideration and adoption.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at a hearing held pursuant to Section 11.1 above a petition objecting to the boundary revision or disestablishment is presented, with the signatures of Operators of Lodging Businesses in the Skagit County TPA who pay 60% or more of the Lodging Charges within the area proposed to be removed from the Skagit County TPA, the Skagit County TPA shall not be altered or disestablished.
Any change in the Lodging Charges rates, or classification as set in the resolution of the Legislative Authority, shall be made only by amendment of the ordinance by the Legislative Authority, and only upon written request by the Operators of Lodging Businesses in the proposed area who would pay sixty percent or more of the proposed charges.
In the first year of the Skagit County TPA operation and after collection of revenues derived from Lodging Charges, the Skagit TPA Advisory Board may recommend a partial year Annual Budget and Annual Business Plan for Lodging Charges expenditures for the Legislative Authority’s consideration as part of the Legislative Authority’s regularly scheduled quarterly budget amendment process.
Provided, however, no revenue from the Lodging Charges shall be transferred in any fiscal year until after the adoption of that year’s fiscal Annual Budget.
As provided for in RCW 35.101.09(3) the Lodging Charges authorized by RCW chapter 82.08, as amended, and this Agreement that are collected by the State of Washington, Department of Revenue (“DOR”), shall be deposited by the DOR in to a separate Skagit County TPA tourism promotion account, as provided for in RCW 35.101.090 and .100.
It is further understood and agreed by the Parties the Lodging Charges imposed under this Agreement are in addition to the special assessments that may be levied under chapter 35.87A RCW.
The day to day operations of the Skagit County TPA, including but not limited to, the management, planning, and expenditure of collected Lodging Charges, shall be governed and administered as provided for in this Agreement and shall be managed by a Consultant appointed by, and contracted with Skagit County, as manager and operator of the Skagit County TPA, as provided for in Section 8 below.
Skagit County, as the Legislative Authority as defined below, will impose the Lodging Charges.
Skagit County, as the Legislative Authority, shall act as fiscal agent for the Skagit County TPA and shall be responsible for receiving Lodging Charges from the State Treasurer and holding such funds in a segregated account(s) until remitted to the Skagit County TPA and/or its Consultant pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement.