City of Wilson Charter Ordinance for Transient Guest Tax

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent-
Reporter, December 19, 2019)

CHARTER ORDINANCE 1-2019

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF WILSON, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SUB-PARAGRAPH (a) OF K.S.A. 12-1697, WHICH RELATES TO THE LEVY OF A TRANSIENT GUEST TAX, TO THE MAXIMUM RATE THEREOF, AND TO THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH TRANSIENT GUEST TAX MONIES MAY BE SPENT, AND EXEMPTING THE CITY FROM THE PROVISIONS OF 12-16,101 AND 12-1695 RELATED TO ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONVENTION AND TOURISM COMMITTEE, AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECTS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF WILSON, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City of Wilson, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of K.S.A. 12-1697 relating to the levy of a transient guest tax, to the maximum rate thereof, and to the purposes for which such transient guest tax monies may be spent. Such referenced sub-paragraph (a) of K.S.A. 12-1697 is applicable to this City but not uniformly applicable to all cities.
SECTION 2. The City of Wilson, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby exempts itself from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,101 and 12-1695 which provides provisions governing a City appointed convention and tourism committee, Such referenced statute is applicable to this City buy not uniformly applicable to all cities. 
SECTION 3. In order to provide revenues to promote tourism and conventions, the Governing Body of the City of Wilson, Kansas, does hereby authorize a transient guest tax of three percent (3%) upon the gross receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for sleeping accommodations, exclusive of charges for incidental services or facilities, in any hotel, motel, or tourist court. The transient guest tax revenues may be used, upon review and approval of the Governing Body, to fund economic development activities, promotion of tourism and conventions, marketing efforts for the City, and community events or celebrations held in the City.
SECTION 4. Ordinance No. 849 and all other ordinances and partial ordinances that conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official City newspaper.
SECTION 6. This is a Charter Ordinance and shall take effect no earlier than 61 days after the final publication (on April 1, 2020) unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed and a referendum held on the ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which cases, the ordinance shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
Passed by the Governing Body, by not less than two-thirds of the members-elect voting in favor thereof, this 16th day of December, 2019. 

Larry Ptacek, Mayor

Attest:

Susan Kriley, City Clerk

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