Ord 1362 - AMENDING THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXORDINANCE NO. 13 62 .
01ZDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1,
Section 28 -18 of the Code of the Town of Los Gatos is amended
to read-,
SEC, 28-18, TAX TMPO'SED, WHEN PAYABLE..
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient
is subject to and shall pay a. tax in the amount of six and one-half
percent of the rent charged by the operator. Such tax constitutes
a. debt owed by the transient to the Town, which is extinguished,
only by payment to th-e operator or to the Town, The transient
shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the
rent is paid, If the rent is paid in installments, a. proportionate
share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid
tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in
the hotel, If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the
operator of the hotel, the tax administrator may require that
such tax shall be paid directly to the tax administrator.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance becomes operative July 1, 1977.
SECTION 3s
This ordinance relates to taxes for the usual and current expenses
of the Town, and is effective immediately upon its adoption. The Town
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Clerk of the Town of Los Gatos shall cause this ordinance: to be
published once within fifteen days after its adoption, in the Los
Gatos Times - Saratoga Observer, a newspaper of general circulation,
published and circulated in the Town of Los Gatos.
The above and foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly
introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos held on the __ 20th day of June _ _, 1977.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos,
California, at a regular meeting of the Town Council, held on
the 5th day of Ju ly - y 1977..
AYES; COUNCIL MEMBERS; Ruth Cannon; M ark B . DiDuda,
Joh'n' B. Lothner and Alber B. Smit
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ' Ma rd'i Gual t ie r i
ABSENT; COUNCIL MEMBERS None ' `'
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SIGNED;
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MAYOR k' THE TO N Ok' OS GATOS�
ATTEST:
CLE O F THE TOWN' 0 TOS GATOS
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