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• <br /> collect tax under Chapter 452 , Laws of 1997; (b) two <br /> members, positions 2 and 4 , who are persons involved in <br /> activities authorized to be funded by revenue received under <br /> Chapter 452 , Laws of 1997; and (c) as required by Chapter <br /> 452 , Laws of 1997, one member, position 5, who is an <br /> elective official of the City of Everett who shall serve as <br /> the chair. Persons who are eligible for appointment under <br /> (a) of this section are not eligible for appointment under <br /> (b) of this section. Persons who are eligible for <br /> appointment under (b) of this section are not eligible for <br /> appointment under (a) of this section. <br /> SECTION 3 : MEMBER TERMS. Terms shall be four (4) years . <br /> The initial terms shall be staggered as follows : <br /> A- For positions 1 and 2 , the initial terms shall be four <br /> (4) years; <br /> B- For positions 3 and 4, the initial terms shall be two <br /> years; and <br /> C- For position 5, the initial term shall be one (1) year. <br /> The membership of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall <br /> be reviewed annually to ensure that it is appropriate . <br /> SECTION 4 : COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITES. The Budget and <br /> Finance Committee shall submit to the Lodging Tax Advisory <br /> Committee, for its review and comment, proposals on: (a) the <br /> imposition of a tax under Chapter 452 , Laws of 1997 ; (b) any <br /> increase in the rate of such a tax; (c) the repeal of an <br /> exemption from such a tax; or (d) a change in the use of the <br /> revenue received under Chapter 452 , Laws of 1997 . The <br /> Budget and Finance Committee shall submit such a proposal to <br /> the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee at least forty five (45) <br /> days before the City takes final action on any such <br /> proposal . Comments by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee <br /> may include an analysis of the extent to which the proposal <br /> will accommodate activities for tourists or increase tourism <br /> and the extent to which the proposal will affect the long- <br /> range stability of the special fund created from the lodging <br /> tax revenues. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall <br /> submit comments on the proposal in a timely manner through <br /> generally applicable public comment procedures . Failure of <br /> the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to submit comments before <br /> final action on or passage of the proposal shall not prevent <br /> the City from acting on the proposal . The City is not <br /> 2 <br />