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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign:
1) Resolution 062-2022 for the November 2022 election to:
a) Place a ballot measure requesting voters to support a 2% Special Tax increase (requiring a 2/3 supermajority voter approval of the unincorporated West Slope - Attachment 1) to the County’s hotel/motel tax, also known as Transient Occupancy Tax, thereby increasing the tax rate from 10% to 12% on visitors of vacation home rentals, hotels, and motels in the unincorporated portion of the West Slope of El Dorado County, with the 2% increase providing approximately $340,000 of additional revenue annually, solely dedicated to maintenance of existing roads in the unincorporated portion of the West Slope; and
b) Approve the following ballot measure language: “For the sole purpose of maintaining El Dorado County’s existing roads in the unincorporated portion of the West Slope, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the ‘hotel/motel’ tax rate upon visitors of vacation home rentals, hotels, motels, and similar facilities in the unincorporated portion of the West Slope of El Dorado County from 10% to 12% of rent charged to the visitor, providing approximately $340,000 annually for road maintenance until repealed?”
2) Resolution 063-2022 for the November 2022 election to:
a) Place a ballot measure requesting voters to support a 4% Special Tax increase (requiring a 2/3 supermajority voter approval of the unincorporated Tahoe Area - Attachment 1) to the County’s hotel/motel tax, also known as Transient Occupancy Tax, thereby increasing the tax rate from 10% to 14% on visitors of vacation home rentals, hotels, and motels in the unincorporated portion of the Tahoe Area of El Dorado County, with the 4% increase providing approximately $2,500,000 annually, solely dedicated to snow removal and maintenance of existing roads in the unincorporated portion of the Tahoe Area; and
b) Approve the following ballot measure language: “...
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