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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />10/20/10 <br />Council Date: <br />Legal <br />Kent McIlyar, City Attorney <br />13. <br />11/08/10 <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 />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 />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 />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />N/A <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Resolution and Contract <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />❑ Departtnent Report ~ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />~ Presentation ❑ Ordinance <br />y'I'D Actual <br />$ <br />~ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris 82 Revised 2/04/08 <br />