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ORDINANCE NO. 8552
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-22(a) Of THE CODE Of ORDINANCES Of
THE CITY Of LUBBOCK BY INCREASING THE TAX LEVIED IN THE ABOVE SECTION fROM
FOUR (4%) PERCENT TO SEVEN (7%) PERCENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE:
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Texas has amended Art. 1269j,
4.1 authorizing cities to increase the tax levied upon the occupancy of any
sleeping room furnished by any hotel where the cost of occupancy is at the
rate of two dollars or more per day, and
WHEREAS, Art. 1269j, 4.1 specifically provides that the monies raised
by said tax shall primarily be used to assist the convention and tourism
industry within the City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it is in the best interest of the
citizens of the City to allocate a portion, not to exceed two-thirds (66
2/3%) of the additional 3~ tax herein authorized, for convention and
tourism promotion and operations within the City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it is in the best interest of the
citizens of the City to allocate a portion, not less than one-third (33
1/3%) of the additional 3~ tax herein authorized, for the acquisition,
construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operating and
maintenance of capital projects related to the tourism and convention
industry, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance
would be in the best interest of the City of Lubbock, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL Of THE CITY Of LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 26-22(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Lubbock, Texas BE and is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 26-22. LEVY OF TAX; RATE; USE.
(a) There is hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of any
sleeping room furnished by any hotel, where such cost of occu-
pancy is at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) or more per day, such
tax to be equal to seven (7%) percent of the consideration paid
by the occupant of such room to any hotel, exclusive of other
occupancy taxes imposed by other governmental agencies.
SECTION 2. THIS Ordinance shall become effective April 1, 1984.
SECTION 3. SHOULD any provision herein be found to be unconsti-
tutional, illegal, or unenforceable, or unauthorized, the same shall not be
construed as altering or repealing any other provisions of this Ordinance,
but all such other provisions shall remain in full force and effect as if
there had been no finding of defect herein.
Al
ATTEST:
ry-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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personally appeared Twi I a Aufi 11 • ~CC<Jvnt f,!enel!e r of the S~uthwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning. Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continpously fpr more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Leea I r~o ti ce-163 we re11@66t Per
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Avalanche-.Journal on the following dates: Feb runrY 25 I\ Maren !h 1c1 4
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