2010-081-RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND MUNISERVICES

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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-081 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARIS AND MUNISERVICES, LLC FOR AUDIT AND REVIEW OF LOCAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX COLLECTION BY LOCAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS AND REVIEW OF LOCAL ORDINANCES RELATED THERETO AND TRAIIVING FOR BOTH THE CITY OF PARIS AND LOCAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, MuniServices, LLC is a TML Business Service Partner with a program that identifies businesses that provide distinctive, high-quality, and cost effective services available to cities; and, WHEREAS, the proposed agreement would provide a number of services including: 1) Review of the current hotel occupancy tax ordinance, 2) Collect and analyze data on all of local hotels, and 3) perform on site audits of hotel records; and, WHEREAS, MuniServices would work with the local hotels and City staff in improving understanding and compliance with the local occupancy tax ordinance; and, WHEREAS, is deemed to be in the best interest of the Ciry of Paris that such Agreement with MuniServices, LLC for Local Hotel Occupancy Tax and Hospitality Consulting Program, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, be approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. The proposal of MuniServices, LLC for professional services described in the Agreement Between the City of Paris and MuniServices, LLC for Local Hotel Occupancy Tax and Hospitality Consulting Program attached hereto as Exhibit A be, and the same is hereby accepted; and, Section 3. The City Manager of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Paris an agreement substantially in accordance with the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference.