The Cayuga County Legislature has rejected a proposal to alter the distribution of hotel tax revenue.
Lawmakers last night narrowly voted down a proposal that would’ve extended the tax to short-term rentals and cut the Cayuga County Office of Tourism’s share from 95 percent to 75 percent. Tourism officials argued the change would’ve cost them more than $200,000.
The county has collected a 5 percent hotel tax since 1994, which generated approximately $1.2 million in revenue last year.
The full-legisature meeting can be viewed below:
