HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Council Urging the 103rd Indiana General Assembly to Amend the Inn-Keeper Tax of St. Joseph Co. By Adopting House Bill 1516 RESOLUTION
NO. 1028-83
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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RESOLUTION NO. tea943 _
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, URGING THE 103RD INDIANA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE INN-KEEPER TAX OF
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY BY ADOPTING HOUSE BILL 1516 .
WHEREAS, the expanding convention and tourism activity in the
South Bend Area imports more than thirty-seven (37) million dollars
into the community' s economy; and
WHEREAS, the five percent (5%) St. Joseph County Hotel-Motel Tax
generates approximately $500, 000 to $600 , 000 annually, and makes
possible the financing of the Century Center and its convention
facilities, and also provides essential revenue to allow the community
to conduct an aggressive convention and tourism marketing programs; and
Whereas, the present state law requires hotels and motels to submit
to the State quarterly remittances of the designated taxes which in turn
creates fiscal and budgeting problems for our community by the unpredic-
table timing of the tax revenue being distributed back to the County; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend believes that
House Bill 1516 would correct this problem by requiring hotel-motel tax
monies to be submitted to the St. Joseph County Treasurer instead of
the State Revenue Department, and charges the Treasurer with the
responsibility of its administration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows :
SECTION I . The Common Council of the Civil City of South Bend,
Indiana, urges the 103rd Indiana General Assembly to amend the current
inn-keeper tax procedure of St. Joseph County by adopting House Bill 1516 .
SECTION II . The Common Council believes that H. B. 1516 would
eliminate administrative cost at the State level by requiring the hotel-
motel tax to be submitted to the St. Joseph County Treasurer instead of
the State Revenue Department, and would correct the fiscal and budgeting
problems for our community which are associated with this tax by having
the County Treasurer be responsible for its administration.
Section III . The Common Council believes that H. B. 1516 is in the
best interest of the community and would parallel three other methods of
state-imposed local taxes such as the Auto Excise Tax, the Gross Income
Tax on Real Estate Sales, and the Bank-Building & Loan Tax.
Section IV. The Common Council authorizes the City Clerk to send a
certified copy of this Resolution upon its adoption to the Ways and
Means Committee of the State House of Representatives.
SECTION V. This Resolution shall be in full, force, and effect, from
and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Member of he Common Council
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
FEB 9 1982 PRESENTED
Irene Gammon NOT APPROVED
CITY CLERK,SOU H BEND,IND. ADOPTED a, d