A CHARTER ORDINANCE INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLUE RAPIDS, KANSAS, IN THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A 12-1697 AND K.S.A. 14-201 RELATING TO THE ENACTMENT OF A TRANSIENT GUEST SALES TAX TO BE LEVIED ON CONSUMERS OR USERS OF HOTELS, MOTELS, OR TOURIST COURTS IN THE CITY.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERING BODY OF THE CITY OF BLUE RAPIDS, KANSAS:

Section 1. The City of Blue Rapids, Kansas by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does include itself and make applicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1697.

Section 2. There is hereby levied, effective on the 1st day of July, 2019, a transient guest tax of two percent (2%) upon the gross receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for sleeping accommodations, exclusive of charges for incidental services and facilities, in any hotel, motel, or tourist court located within the city limits of the City of Blue Rapids, Kansas.

Section 3. The tax hereby levied shall be administered and collected by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and the revenue therefrom shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1696 et seq. All moneys received from such tax shall be credited to a tourism and convention promotion fund of the City of Blue Rapids.

(06-12-2019)