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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4123 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. q /;,73 3 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending Section 3.99.010 "Authorization of Special Lodging Assessment" Increasing the Assessment from $1.50 Per Night of Stay to $2.00 Per Night of Stay. WHEREAS, upon recommendation from the Tri-City Regional Hotel -Motel Commission for the increase of the Special Lodging Assessment from $1.50 per day of stay to $2.00 per day of stay; and WHEREAS, the cities have contemporaneously herewith, adopted the First Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Establishment of Tri-City Regional Tourism Promotion Area to provide for the increase in Special Lodging Assessment, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 3.99.010 entitled "Authorization of Special Lodging Assessment" of the Pasco Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follow: 3.99.010 AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL LODGING ASSESSMENT. There is hereby assessed pursuant to RCW 35.101.050, a Special Lodging Assessment as a charge for the furnishing of lodging by lodging businesses located within the Pasco Tourism Promotion Area in the amount of: A) One n Gents ($1.50) Two Dollars and 00 /Cents ($2.00) per night of stay for each Class A Lodging Business as defined below. B) No charge ($0.00) per night of stay for each Class B Lodging Business as defined below. 6\1l Section 2. ffective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect on the 1st day of contingent upon the adoption of similar Ordinances by the City Councils of the cities of Kennewick and Richland, Washington, on or before that date. PASSED by the City Council of k>", the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as provided by law this -7- day of ©�-� 6 1' , 2013. Matt Watkins, Mayor A S/T, APPR AS TO FORM: e bie C ark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney