The Neodesha City Commission approve the passage of an ordinance concerning the City’s Transient Guest Tax.

The measure concerns the tax applied to short term stays, such as hotels and motels, Air BnBs, and other short-term rental properties. City Administrator Brogan Jones says the measure actually isn’t a new tax.

The measure was originally approved in 2017, when Commissioner Ed Truelove was the City Administrator. However, the measure fell through the cracks. The new ordinance clarifies the City’s intention. Jones says there was a minor change to the measure to set it apart from the 2017 ordinance.

The funds raised by the tax will now go to the City instead of to Wilson County.