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Local oversight of hotel room tax money for tourism promotion and growth
What to Watch
Watch for whether the commission adopts a written policy that spells out disclosures, when members must step back from votes, and how it’s enforced.
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Room Tax CommissionWisconsin's Room Tax Commission Charter (under Wis. Stats. 66.0615 and Chapter 66.0615, Wisconsin.Gov Home, Wisconsin Legislature) establishes local bodies to manage hotel room taxes, primarily for funding tourism promotion and development, requiring at least 70% of revenue for these efforts, with commissions created by joint agreements for multi-municipality "Tourism Zones" or by single municipalities, governed by appointed members and overseen by the WI Dept of Revenue for reporting compliance.
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Room Tax CommissionRTC CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (Rick Carey) (Action Item)
The Story
The Room Tax Commission scheduled an action item to consider a conflict-of-interest policy. The same agenda packet also included a plain-language rundown of Wisconsin’s room-tax rules, including the 70% minimum that must go to tourism promotion.
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A conflict-of-interest policy for the Room Tax Commission was listed as an action item (attributed to Rick Carey).
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Agenda materials included a general description of Wisconsin’s room-tax commission rules, including that at least 70% of room-tax revenue must be used for tourism promotion and development and that reporting compliance is overseen by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
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