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CITY OF McCALL, STATE OF IDAHO
NOVEMBER 2003
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QUESTION: Shall the City of McCall, Idaho adopt Ordinance No. 784 providing for
the imposition and collection for a period of seven (7) years from its effective date of certain non-property taxes to-wit:
(A) The revenues derived from of said taxes shall be used
only for the following purposes:
1) Twenty (20) percent of the taxes collected shall be used to reduce water rates, up to $200,000 per year;
2) Ten (10) percent of the taxes collected shall be used for property tax
relief;
3) New paving, parking, bike paths, public transit, and transportation;
4) Matching funds to leverage grant funding;
5) Construction and maintenance of recreation facilities
to include the McCall Municipal Golf Course;
6) Parks, including but not limited to the development of Riverfront Park site and skateboard park;
7) City beautification including
but not limited to open space acquisition, streetscapes, burial of overhead utility lines;
8) Recreational and cultural activities and facilities including but not limited to library,
community art and cultural events;
9) Animal Shelter support (McPaws)
10) Economic growth, marketing, and development; and
11) Direct costs to collect and enforce the tax: and,
(B) The McCall City Council shall appoint an independent Local Option Tax Commission whose responsibility shall be to develop annual budgets and make specific recommendations for
the use of the revenues derived from each of said taxes, in accordance with the uses approved in the previous paragraph. Said revenues shall not be used to supplement the City of McCall
General Fund, except as specifically provided in the preceding paragraph: and,
(C) A municipal sales tax imposed upon each sale at retail at the rate of one percent (1%) of the sales
price of all property subject to taxation under Idaho Code 63-3601, et. Seq., Idaho Sales tax Act, including subsequent amendments thereto: and,
(D) An additional two percent (2%)
hotel-motel room occupancy sales tax on receipts from all short term rental (30 days or less) charges for hotel rooms, motel rooms, condominium units, tourist homes and the like.
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