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RESUOLUTION NO. 2020-05-01-R <br /> CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS <br /> A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY ABATING AND REFUNDING BATESVILLE A & P <br /> TAX <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated § 26-75-601 et seq.,the City of <br /> Batesville (the "City") has adopted ordinances levying taxes upon the gross receipts from the <br /> renting, leasing, or otherwise furnishing of hotel, motel, or short term rental accommodations for <br /> sleeping, meeting, or party room for profit in the City and similar businesses in order to establish <br /> and maintain create an Advertising and Promotion Commission for the purpose of facilitating <br /> tourism and the promotion of the City of Batesville, and the local region; <br /> WHEREAS, our local hotels and motels have been particularly hard hit during the <br /> ongoing COVID-19 health emergency; and <br /> WHEREAS, in order to help our local lodging facilities through this time of financial <br /> crisis, the A&P Commission is requesting that the City Council temporarily abate it's A&P Tax. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Batesville, <br /> Arkansas: <br /> Section 1: That the Batesville Advertising and Promotion Commission is hereby <br /> authorized to abate and rebate all A&P taxes collected during the months of February and March <br /> of 2020. <br /> ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF MAY, 2020. <br /> APPROVED: <br /> RICK ELU BA OR <br /> ATTEST: <br /> jojl� <br /> DENISE JOHNS N, CITY CLERK <br />