Title
Amending Chapter 25 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the supplemental tax on hotels and motels by increasing the imposed tax rate from three to four percent.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Laws 1986, chapter 462, section 31, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the City of Saint Paul to impose, by ordinance, a supplemental tax at a rate not greater than two percent, on the gross receipts from the furnishing for consideration of lodging at a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel, or resort (hereinafter the “Tax”); and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature amended the Tax via Minnesota Laws 1991, chapter 291, article 8, section 24 (increasing the authorized percentage from a rate not greater than two percent to a rate not greater than three percent) and Minnesota Laws 2011, chapter 112, article 4, section 6 (adding the phrase “and related services” to the allowable receipts); and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul imposed the Tax by Ordinance number 17737, amended Ordinance number 17367, and amended Ordinance number 17850; and
WHEREAS, the imposed Tax is codified in Chapter 25 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and
WHEREAS, in Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, chapter 6, article 6, section 6, the Minnesota Legislature again amended the Tax by increasing the authorized percentage from a rate not greater than three percent to a rate not greater than four percent; and
WHEREAS; the governing body of the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul City Clerk complied with Minnesota Statutes, Section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, to make the above-referenced 2019 Minnesota Session Laws effective; and
NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the Special Minnesota Laws articulated herein, which are incorporated by reference as the Council’s rational and intent for enacting the following ordinance amendments;
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN
SECTION 1
That Section 25.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative code be amended to read as follows...
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