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<br /> <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br /> <br /> Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: <br /> 10/20/10 <br /> Council Date: Legal Kent McIlyar, City Attorney 32. <br /> 10/25/10 <br /> RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br /> Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a Contract with the Chamber of Commerce of Lamar County, <br /> Inc. to maintain the Visitors & Convention Council for the purpose of managing the municipal hotel <br /> occupancy tax fund. <br /> <br /> POLICY ISSUE(S): <br /> Fiscal <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Chapter 351 of the Texas Tax Code authorizes municipalities to impose taxes upon use or possession of <br /> a hotel room. As provided in Article 3, Section 30-38 et seq. of the Code of Ordinances of the City of <br /> Paris, the City imposes a hotel occupancy tax as authorized by state law. <br /> <br /> The current contract with the Chamber of Commerce was approved on December 12, 2005 and the <br /> proposed agreement makes no changes other than to have a new initial one-year term with four one-year <br /> renewals. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br /> N/A <br /> EXHIBITS: <br /> Resolution and Contract <br /> <br /> ACTION: BUDGET INFO: <br /> ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ <br /> ❑ Department Report ® Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ <br /> ❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance YTD Actual $ <br /> ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Name <br /> Acct. Number <br /> FISCAL NOTES: <br /> <br /> <br /> REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br /> ® Administration ® City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire <br /> <br /> ❑ Municipal Court ® Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br /> <br /> Revised 2/04/08 <br /> City of Paris <br /> 342 <br />