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Home My WebLink About080 81 ¡: .., _""j'",.«.,,¡J 1'¡4 '"J _ð, ." /( RESOLUTION NO. 80-81 ESTABLISHING A HOTEL/MOTEL TAX FUND WHEREAS, the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 3-81, on the 15th day of June, 1981, pursuant to RCW 67.28, levying a two percent (2%) tax for lodging on hotels, motels, rooming houses, tourist courts and trailer camps, to be collected by the State of Washington'Department of Revenue on behalf of Jefferson County, effective as of June 30, 1981; and WHEREAS, all taxes levied and collected under said statute shall be credited to a special fund in the County Treasurer's Office to be used for the purposes authorized under RCW 67.28; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer be, and she is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a special fund to be known as the "Hotel/Motel Tax Fund" from taxes imposed under Ordinance No. 3-81, to be collected by the Washington State Department of Revenue, and remitted from said Department to Jefferson County. ADOPTED this :; 7~day of July, 1981. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: erk of the issioners &/~ B:G. Brown, Chairman l¿'~a~~ ~fl}1JllJ!Y~ ' Carroll . Merce , Me er SEAL: VOL 7 f'At£ '0 2399 - 1 Jefferson County BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Port Townsend, Washington 98368 . Phone 12061385-2016 A. M, O'MEARA, DISTRICT 1 B. G. BROWN, DISTRICT 2 .Jl'n:ERSON C01INIY C()URTUOUSE NAllONAl HISTOHlC SITE PORf IOWNSENII. WASItING1QN CARROLL M, MERCER. DISTRiCt 3 July 6, 1981 State Department of Revenue Office Audit Section Mail Stop: AX-02 Olympia, Wa. 985Q4 ~o Whom It May Concern: On June 15, 1981, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 3-81, levying a tax on transient accommodations as defined. Per instructions of Don Sorensen, of your Department, we are enclosing a certified copy of the ordinance and a list of applicable businesses in Jefferson County for implementation. If any additional information is required, please notify us. ax,di~,:Þa~,~~ Thank you for the help in implementing this ordinance. Sincerë1y, ~ JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD-OF COMMISSIONERS /~~.{j~) B.G. Brown, Chairman /p Enclosures (2) , . '"\, Businesses to Collect Tax Per Jefferson County Ordinance No. 3-81 Twin Eagles Recreational Vehicle Park P.O. Box 37 Brinnon, Wa. 98320 Admiralty at Port Ludlow Route 1, Box 75 Port Ludlow, Wa. 98365 Hamblen Trailer Park P.O. Box 51 Port Ludlow, Wa. 98365 *Ronald Smith 7th 6< Sheridan Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Smitty's Trailer Park 480 Flagler Road Nord1and, Wa. 98358 Discovery Bay Lodge Star Route 2, Box 468 Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 American Camp Grounds, Inc. P .0. . Box E Brinnon, Wa. 98320 *Fort Worden Youth Hostel Fort Worden State Park Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 American Camp Grounds, Inc. P.O. Box 404 Gardiner, Wa. 98334 *Lizzie's 731 Pierce Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Flock In Trailer Park P.O. Box 172 Brinnon, Wa. 98320 *Pa1ace Hotel 1004 Water Street Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Triton Cove Trailer Resort 865 Hwy. 101 South Brinnon, Wa. 98320 *Point Hudson Motel Point Hudson Harbor Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Cove Park Campground and Grocery Star Route 2, Box 92 Brinnon, Wa. 98320 *Port Townsend Motel 2020 Washington Street Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 State ,Parks and Recreation P.O. Box 1128 Olympia, Wa.. 98504 .: *Quimper Inn 1306 Franklin Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 BayshoreMote1 Box 111, Hwÿ. 101 Brinnon, Wa. 98320 *Starrett House Inn & Restaurant 744 Clay Street Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Eag1emont Rockeries P.O. Box 510 Hadlock, Wa. 98339 *The Tides Inn 1807 Water Street Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 American Youth Hostel AYH Fort Flagler Nordland, Wa. 98358 Valley View Moa-Te1 Route 2, Box 417 Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 The Eio1ogic Place 111 Beach Drive Nordland, Wa. 98358 *James House 1238 Washington Street Port Townsend, Wa. 98368 Maple Grove Motel w~ P.O. Box 144 . *Section 5 of Ordinance No. 3-81 applies to these establishments. .. ~w . . CERTIFICATE OF TRANSCRIPT - Auditor STATE OF WASHINGTON.}SS, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON. I. BETTY J, ANDERSON . Auditor of Jefferson County. do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct Copy of Jefferson County Ordipance No. 3-81 ~ as the same appears of record on page 1967 record of JEFFERSON Cou;n1;y Conpni~aiQner Volume Number 7 of the Records of said County. Comm;!=:!=:; (')n~:r!=: WITNESS my hand and official seal. this I~ day of ~i- . A.D. 19 K1- \ ~ r' ,') t." Il., .,¡} :'/." {, \ .} \ ...~//. .) , J I " . \ ".' . I \ · .',; '.,,) ':-< ¡" J ". *, " '~ '~ I . \' ; I \ . . , \ <'" J I ! " \ I . .' \. \. }'" .', .\ . J ¡.' By , County Auditor. . Deputr· . ' ." ' " " " ''\ "" . t J ;v \ ORDINANCE NO. 3-81 (AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FOR LODGING ON HOTELS, ROOMING HOUSES, TOURIST COURTS, MOTELS AND TRAILER CAMPS AND THE GRANTING OF ANY SIMILAR LICENSE TO USE REAL PROPERTY, SETTING THE RATE OF TAX AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUCH TAX.) THE BOARD OF COUNTY Cm·1MISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. From and after 30 , 1981, there is here- by levied upon every charge made for odging by a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel, trailer camp, and the granting of any similar license to use real property, a tax of two percent (2%) on the charge made, collected by the operator of such establishment and remitted as a part of the regular sales tax collected and paid to the State of Washington. Section 2. For purposes of this ordinance, it shall be presumed that the occupancy of real property for a continuous period of one (1) month or more constitutes a renta1~or lease of real property and not a license to use the said property. The rental or lease of real property shall not be subject to tax imposed by this ordinance. The license to use or enjoy real property shall be subject to the tax imposed by this ordinance. Section 3. The State of Washington, Department of Revenue, shall serve as the collector of the tax imposed herein, which shall be in- cluded within and not as an addition to the regular sales tax of the State of Washington, and said Department of Revenue shall remit the said two percent tax, or such amount as may hereafter be established by ordinance, to Jefferson County. Section 4. The revenues from the tax established by this ordinance shall be used for those purposes authorized by RCW 67.28 in its pre- sent form and as may be hereinafter amended. Section 5. The City of Port Townsend, has enacted Ordinance 1845 in accordance with the provisions of RCW 67.28. Thus, a credit for the full amount of the city tax imposed pursuant to this chapter is allowed against the county tax. ADOPTED this /.s- day of J.¿~ ,198l. BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS B.~d, g.%-~~/ ~ fJrJIfWÍ/ 1TfI. /JY1¡¡u;Þ¡ ARROLL M. MERCER, Member ATTEST: ...... t VOL 7 fAGt þ. 01967