RES-2022-071 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-0 71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA ORDERING THE SUBMISSION, AT THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AS CALLED BY CITY RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
057, TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM OF
A GENERAL TAX MEASURE SET FORTH IN A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.12.005 (DEFINITIONS) OF
CHAPTER 2.12 (TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX) OF THE
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE ONLINE AND OTHER
TRAVEL COMPANIES AS OPERATORS REQUIRED TO COLLECT
AND REMIT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX ON THE FULL
AMOUNT PAID BY HOTEL GUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
AND TO MAKE OTHER RELATED AND/OR CLARIFYING
CHANGES; REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF ORANGE TO INCLUDE THE GENERAL TAX
MEASURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEWIDE GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022;
SETTING PRIORITIES AND DEADLINES FOR THE FILING OF
ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS; AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim ("Anaheim" or the "City") is a full-service city
supporting more than 346,000 residents,24,000 businesses and 25 million annual visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City provides unmatched neighborhood services, including public
safety through the Anaheim Fire & Rescue and Anaheim Police Departments, reliable water
and power services, high-quality parks, community centers, family services and library
services for families, seniors and youth, and transportation improvements and community
revitalization; and
WHEREAS, Anaheim's diverse communities, and thriving tourism industry and
business sector help support the City's neighborhoods and make Anaheim a great place to
live, work and play; and
WHEREAS,Anaheim hotels generate approximately$167 million dollars for the City
each year through the City's existing voter-approved Transient Occupancy (hotel)Tax,which
is paid solely by guests at Anaheim hotels. This money goes to the City's general fund and
supports neighborhood services including public safety, water and power services, parks,
community centers, family services and library services, transportation improvements, and
community revitalization; and
WHEREAS,by the adoption of Ordinance Nos. 5305, 5338,5436, 5495, 5741, 5777, 5866
and 6484, and by Anaheim voters' approval of Measure B at the November 5, 1996 general
election,the City Council and the People of Anaheim added and amended Chapter 2.12 (Transient
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Occupancy Tax) of Title 2 (Taxes) of the Anaheim Municipal Code (the "Code") for the purpose
of imposing a tax for the privilege of occupancy in hotels located within the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, Anaheim's current Transient Occupancy (hotel) Tax has a gap that
prevents the City from collecting the full share of the Tax from hotel guests that book through
online and other travel companies; and
WHEREAS, the tax measure proposed herein is specifically designed to close that
gap and ensure that the City collects the full amount of Transient Occupancy (hotel) Tax due
for hotel stays in the City; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.12 (generally referred to as the Transient Occupancy Tax
Code")of the Anaheim Municipal Code requires online travel companies to collect and remit
Transient Occupancy Tax(commonly referred to as "TOT")to the City under the California
Supreme Court's decision in In re Transient Occupancy Tax Cases, 2 Cal.5th 131 (2016),
provided the conditions set forth in that decision are met; and
WHEREAS,to confirm and expressly codify the obligation of online travel companies
to pay TOT to the City, and to ensure that TOT is directly remitted to the City and is calculated
based on the full amount charged to a hotel guest for accommodations, the City Council
desires to submit to the voters a measure/ordinance amending Section 2.12.005 of the
Transient Occupancy Tax Code to i) expressly include online travel companies and other
travel companies/room sellers and resellers in the definition of an "operator" obligated to
collect and directly remit TOT to the City, ii) make clear that the full amount charged by an
online travel company or room seller/reseller for accommodations in a hotel is taxable, iii)
specifically list in the Code certain charges delineated in the City's TOT Guidelines, such as
overnight parking, resort fees, internet/WIFI charges, and other charges that are part of or
accompany the room, that fall within the existing definition of"rent" in the Code; and iv)
delete provisions mandating that online travel companies require hotel guests to directly pay
hotels for accommodations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 37100.5 and 37101,
the City of Anaheim has the authority to propose a general tax subject to voter approval; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9222 of the California Elections Code, the City
Council has authority to place propositions on the ballot to be considered at a Municipal
Election; and
WHEREAS,the transient occupancy tax is a general tax,the proceeds of which would
be deposited into the City's general fund to pay for important City services such as police, fire
and paramedic services, street operations and maintenance, library services, parks and
recreation services and general municipal services to the public; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 1996, the voters of the State of California approved
Proposition 218 (California Constitution, Article XIIIC), an amendment to the State
Constitution which requires that all general taxes which are imposed, extended or increased
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must be submitted to the electorate and approved by a majority (50% plus 1) vote of the
qualified voters voting in the election; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure would establish/expand a general tax which is
subject to Proposition 218; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Proposition 218 (California Constitution Article XIIIC,
§2(b)),any local election for the approval of a general tax must generally be consolidated with
a regularly scheduled general election for members of the governing body of the local
government; and
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday,November 8, 2022
has been called by Resolution No. 2022-057, and the City Council desires to submit to the
voters of the City the measure described herein at that election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously requested by Resolution No. 2022-058
that the City's General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General
Election to be held on the same date, and that within the City precincts, polling places and
election officers of the two elections be the same, that the Election Department of the County
of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held
in all respects as if there were only one election, and also desires to include the measure
described herein as part of that election process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to establish deadlines and rules for the
submission of written arguments and rebuttal arguments for and against the
measure/ordinance in accordance with applicable California Elections Code procedures; and
WHEREAS,the specific amendments to Section 2.12.005 of the Transient Occupancy
Tax Code are set forth in the measure/ordinance to be considered by the qualified voters,
appended hereto as Attachment "1" (the "Measure") and by this reference made an operative
part hereof; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1208.1 of the Anaheim City Charter, a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the total members of the City Council is required to place the Measure on the
November 8, 2022 ballot.
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing
recitals are true and correct, are incorporated herein, and by this reference are made an
operative part hereof.
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SECTION 2. Submission of Ballot Measure, The City Council of the City of Anaheim,
pursuant to its right and authority as contained in California Proposition 218 and California
Elections Code Section 9222, hereby orders the Measure (with additions to and deletions
from the current text of the Anaheim Municipal Code indicated thereon)set forth in Attachment
"1" and incorporated herein as if set forth in full to be submitted to the qualified voters of
the City of Anaheim at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November
8, 2022.
SECTION 3. Ballot Measure. In addition to any other matters required by law, the
Measure shall be printed on the ballot in the following form:
MEASURE
ANAHEIM HOTEL TAX. Shall the City's YES
existing Transient Occupancy Tax, which is a tax
on persons occupying hotel/motel rooms, be
updated to require online and other travel
companies to collect and remit taxes on the full rate
charged to guests for accommodations, generating NO
up to$3 million annually to be used for general City
services, such as police, fire and emergency
response, street maintenance, youth/senior services
and parks, until ended by the voters?
SECTION 4. Jlection Procedures,
A. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in the form and content as
required bylaw.
B. In accordance with Sections 10403 and 10418 of the California Elections
Code, the City requested, by Resolution No. 2022-058, that the Board of
Supervisors of Orange County consent to i) the consolidation of a General
Municipal Election with the Statewide Primary Election on November 8,
2022, ii) having the County Election Department/Registrar of Voters render
full election services to the City of Anaheim as may be requested by the City
Clerk of the City, the County to be reimbursed in full for such services as are
performed, and the City Council now hereby requests to include the measure
described herein in this election process.
C. The full election services which the City Council has authorized, instructed
and directed,by Resolution No. 2022-057,that the City Clerk coordinate with
the County of Orange Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, in order to procure
and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all
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supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to
properly and lawfully conduct the election, the City Council now hereby
requests to include the measure described herein.
D. The polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock
p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to California
Elections Code Section 10242 and 14212, except as provided in Section
14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
E. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections in the City.
F. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk
is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of
the election, in time, form, and manner as required by law.
G. All ballots shall be tallied at a central counting place and not at the precincts.
The central counting place shall be at a County center as designated by the
Orange County Registrar of Voters.
H. The Orange County Registrar of Voters is hereby authorized to canvass the
returns of the election.
The City Clerk of the City of Anaheim shall receive the canvass from the
County as it pertains to the election on the measure,and shall certify the results
to the City Council, as required by law.
SECTION 5. Arguments and Impartial Analysis.
A. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9282(b), the City Council
authorizes all members of the City Council to file a written argument in favor
of or against the Measure, in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9
of the Elections Code of the State of California and may change or withdraw
the argument until and including July 26, 2022 by 5:00 p.m., after which no
arguments for or against the Measure may be submitted to the City Clerk.
Arguments in favor of or against the Measure shall each not exceed 300 words
in length. Each argument shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, and include
the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if
submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the
printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the
author of the argument. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of
Statement To Be Filed by Author(s) of Argument.
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B. The City Clerk shall comply with all provisions of law establishing priority
of arguments for printing and distribution to the voters including the
preferences codified in California Elections Code Section 9287, and shall take
all necessary actions to cause the selected arguments to be printed and
distributedto the voters. If more than one argument in favor or more than one
argument against the measure are timely submitted to the City Clerk and such
arguments for or against the measure, respectively, are authorized by
individuals and/or associations within the same priority group identified
above, then the City Clerk shall give preference and priority to the argument
initially filed with the City Clerk first in time.
C. Pursuant to Section 9280 of the California Elections Code, the City Council
directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the Measure to the City Attorney.
The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to
exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the Measure on the existing
law. The City Attorney shall transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk,
who shall cause the analysis to be published in the voter information guide
along with the ballot measure as provided by law. The Impartial Analysis
shall be filed by July 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The impartial analysis shall
include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the
ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the City
Council. In the event the entire text of the Measure is not printed on the
ballot or in the voter information portion of the sample ballot, there shall
be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-
font bold type, the following: "The above statement is an impartial
analysis of the Measure. If you desire a copy of the Measure, please
call the election official's office at (714) 765-5166 and a copy will be
mailed at no cost to you."
D. That the provisions of this Section 5 herein shall apply only to the election
to be held on November 8, 2022.
SECTION 6. Rebuttal Arguments.
A. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California,
when the Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the Measure
which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall
send copies of the argument in favor of the Measure to the authors
of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the
authors of the argument in favor. The authors or persons designated by
them may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250
words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not later
than August 5, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. The rebuttal arguments shall be
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accompanied by the Form of Statement To Be Filed by Author(s) of
Argument. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the
direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the
direct argument which it seeks to rebut.
B. The provisions of this Section 6 herein shall apply only to the election to
be held on November 8, 2022.
SECTION 7. Delivery of Resolution to County. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original
resolutions. The City Council directs the City Clerk to deliver copies of this Resolution,
including the Measure attached hereto as Attachment "1", to the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Orange County and to the Registrar of Voters of Orange County.
SECTION 8. Public Examination. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9295,
the Measure will be available for public examination for no fewer than ten (10) calendar
days prior to being submitted for printing in the voter information guide. The Clerk shall
post a notice of the specific dates that the examination period will run.
SECTION 9. CEOA. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the Measure
relates to organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore is not a project within
the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA
Guidelines, Section 15378(b).
SECTION 10. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable.The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the
invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
SECTION 11. Execution of Ordinance. If the voters approve the Measure, the Mayor
(or in his or her absence the Mayor Pro Tem) is hereby authorized to execute the ordinance
amending the Transient Occupancy Tax Code,attesting to its adoption by the People voting
thereon on November 8, 2022.
SECTION 12. Effective Date of Resolution. This Resolution shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 12 day of July , 2022, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem O ' Neil and Council Members Diaz,
Ma ' ae, Moreno, Valencia and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Attachment No. 1 to City Council Resolution
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 2.12.005
(DEFINITIONS) OF CHAPTER 2.12(TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX) OF THE
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE ONLINE AND OTHER TRAVEL
COMPANIES AS OPERATORS REQUIRED TO COLLECT AND REMIT TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX ON THE FULL AMOUNT PAID BY HOTEL GUESTS FOR
ACCOMMODATIONS AND TO MAKE OTHER RELATED AND/OR CLARIFYING
CHANGES (MEASURE )
BE IT ORDAINED by the People of the City of Anaheim at the November 8, 2022 consolidated
general election that section 2.12.005 (Definitions) of Chapter 2.12 (Transient Occupancy Tax)
of the Anaheim Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows (underlining showing additions
and strike-through showing deletions):
Section 1: TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE.
2.12.005 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this chapter, the following words,terms, phrases, and the derivations and
variants thereof, shall have the meanings given herein:
.010 "Accommodation(s)" means any room or other space in a hotel used for lodging or
sleeping purposes, as well as other items or services provided to a transient as part of or
accompanying the room or space upon which rent is charged pursuant to this chapter.
.020 "Accommodations Intermediary" means any person, corporation, entity, trust or
partnership (other than an accommodations supplier)that directly or indirectly(i) facilitates the
rental of accommodation(s) in a hotel, and (ii) charges, collects or receives rent in connection
with such rental, which may include, without limitation, a facilitation fee. "Accommodations
intermediary" includes, without limitation, a travel or booking agent, a room seller or reseller, an
on-line room seller or reseller, and an on-line travel agent or company of any type or nature
whatsoever, but does not include employees of an accommodations intermediary or
accommodations supplier.
.030 "Accommodations Supplier" means any person, corporation, entity, trust or partnership
which operates or provides accommodations in a hotel, whether in the capacity of owner,
proprietor, lessee, sublessee, managing agent, mortgagee in possession, debtor in possession,
licensee or any other capacity, other than as an employee of an accommodations intermediary or
accommodations supplier. "Accommodations supplier" does not mean an accommodations
intermediary.
.041-0 "Anaheim" or "City" means the City of Anaheim.
.050 "City Auditor" means the Audit Manager of the City. .021 "Dircct Payment" means the
payment and collection method, but shall exclude the Indirect Payment of rent from a transient to
a third party who then remits the rent, in whole or in part,to the operator.
.060 "Discount Room Charge" means the total consideration charged by an accommodations
supplier to an accommodations intermediary, or an affiliate thereof, for furnishing
accommodation(s) in a hotel.
.070 "Facilitation Fee" means the total consideration charged by an accommodations
intermediary to a transient for accommodation(s), minus the discount room charge, if any,
provided that the facilitation fee shall not be less than $0.
.08025 "Fiscal Year" means the period commencing July 1 of one calendar year through June
30 of the immediately subsequent calendar year.
.0940 "Homeless person" means any person who lived or resided in Anaheim immediately
prior to being provided shelter in a hotel by a Qualifying Nonprofit Service Organization.
.100040 "Hotel" means any structure or portion thereof,which is occupied by persons for
lodging or sleeping purposes for periods of less than thirty consecutive days including, without
limitation, any hotel, bachelor hotel, motel, lodging house, rooming house, bed and breakfast inn,
short-term rental, apartment house, dormitory, vacation ownership resort, public or private club,
mobilehome or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof, and
any space, lot, area or site in any trailer court, camp, park, or lot which is occupied or intended or
designed for occupancy by a tent,trailer, recreational vehicle, mobilehome, motorhome, or other
similar conveyance, where such structure, space, lot, area or site is occupied by persons for
lodging or sleeping purposes for periods of less than thirty consecutive days..015 "Indirect
,
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.0-5110 "Operator" means an accommodations supplier or accommodations intermediary. any
by both. For purposes of the notice and appeal provisions of this chapter only, "operator" shall
also include any managing employee or employee of an accommodations supplier or
accommodations intermediary' .
.120060 "Qualifying Nonprofit Service Organization" means any nonprofit service
organization which(la) is a member of the Anaheim Human Services Network, (2b) directly
pays the cost of sheltering homeless persons in a hotel and (3e) does not directly or indirectly
further any religious purpose by providing such shelter.
.1300-7-0 "Qualifying Rental Agreement" means and is limited to a written contract signed by
both the landlord and tenant, legally enforceable by either party, for a rental period of not less
than thirty consecutive days. "Qualifying Rental Agreement" shall expressly exclude: (1) any
agreement regardless of length of the rental term which is terminated for any reason by either
party or by mutual consent prior to the thirtieth consecutive day of the tenancy, or(2)any
agreement regardless of the length of the rental term which is for occupancy of lodging or
sleeping space which is not the legal residence or principal dwelling place of the occupant, or(3)
any agreement which would be unlawful or constitute a violation of law.
.140080 "Rent" means the total consideration charged by an operator for accommodation(s) in
a hotel,without any deduction therefrom whatsoever, including without limitation the discount
room charge and/or facilitation fee, if any, as well as any(1) transaction fees, service fees,
booking fees, processing fees, retail markups, commissions, cancellation fees, California
Tourism Marketing Assessments, unrefunded advance reservation or other rental deposits, (2)
separate charges levied for items or services which are part of or accompany such
accommodations including, but not limited to charges for overnight parking, furniture, fixtures,
appliances, linens, towels, , spa or fitness center usage or access, resort
usage or access (commonly referred to as resort or destination fees), interne, access,
housekeeping or room cleaning, pet occupancy or pet-related cleaning, additional
guests/transients, and/or partial days or early or late arrival or departure, (3) consideration or
value received by an operator from an award or reward program, including the redemption of
award/reward points, incentives or bonuses, or(4) charges reasonably attributable to any of the
foregoing taxable items that are part of a special package (as defined in 2.12.020) that includes
accommodation(s)and maid service. "Rent" shall not include any charge, billing, or account or
portion thereof which the operator finds to be worthless or uncollectible and charged off for tax
purposes. If any such worthless or uncollectible rent is thereafter collected,the amount shall be
considered rent in the month collected and the tax collected shall be included in the next monthly
payment to Anaheim by the operator. "Rent" shall also not include any amount upon which a
sales or use tax is imposed pursuant to Chapter 2.04 of this Code if the imposition of a tax
pursuant to this Chapter 2.12 would be deemed to constitute an additional sales and use tax
conforming to all of the conditions set forth in subdivision(b) of Section 7203.5 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code of the State of California.
.150 "Short-term Rental" means a residential dwelling or a portion thereof that is rented by an
operator to another person or group of persons for occupancy, dwelling, lodging or sleeping
purposes for a period of less than thirty(30) consecutive calendar days. For purposes of this
definition, residential dwelling means a building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for
residential purposes, including single-family and multiple-family dwellings.
.01601;0_ "Tax" (where such term is not capitalized)means the amounts imposed pursuant to
Section 2.12.010 of this chapter; "Tax" (where such term is capitalized) means(1)the tax and(2)
any applicable interest and penalties imposed by this chapter and(3) any amount collected by an
operator under a representation that it is a tax which is not refunded in accordance with this
chapter.
.1700 "Transient" means any person who exercises occupancy, or is entitled to occupancy, of
any room, space, lot, area or site in any hotel by reason of concession,permit, right of access,
license or other agreement whether written or oral. Any such person shall be deemed to be a
transient until the thirtieth consecutive day(counting partial days as full days)of such occupancy
or right of occupancyyand the tax imposed by this Chapter shall be due upon all rent collected or
accruing prior to said thirtieth consecutive day unless the occupancy is pursuant to a Qualifying
Rental Agreement.
Section 2: AUTHORITY OF CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND CODE
The City Council of the City of Anaheim is hereby authorized to amend Chapter 2.12 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code in any manner that does not increase the rate of any tax or otherwise
constitutes a tax increase for which voter approval is required by Article XIII C of the California
Constitution, including adopting exemptions, waivers,or reductions of the tax.
Section 3: BALLOT DESCRIPTION.
As provided in Government Code section 34458.5,the following ballot description is included in
this proposed ordinance amending section 2.12.005 of the Anaheim Municipal Code:
This ordinance would amend section 2.12.005 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to: i)expressly
include online travel companies and other travel companies/room sellers and resellers in the
definition of an "operator" obligated to collect and directly remit transient occupancy tax to
the City of Anaheim, ii)make clear that the full amount paid by a hotel guest for
accommodations in a hotel is taxable, iii)specifically list in the Code certain charges
delineated in the City's Transient Occupancy Tax Guidelines, such as overnight parking,
resort and internet/WIFI charges which are part of or accompany a hotel room,that fall
within the existing definition of"rent" in the Code; and iv) delete provisions mandating that
online travel companies require hotel guests to directly pay hotels for accommodations. This
amendment does not give the City Council power to raise its compensation or that of other City
officials without voter approval.
Section 4: SEVERABILITY.
It is the intent of the people that the provisions of this ordinance are severable and that if any
provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this ordinance which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2022-071 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 12th day of July 2022 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tern O'Neil and Council Members Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia
and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
[Mayoral vacancy]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of July, 2022.
CITY CL K OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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