§ 3.09.120. Collection, enforcement and administrative fees.

Each city and county may retain actual collection costs not to exceed two percent of the assessments collected from operators of lodging businesses within their jurisdiction as an administrative fee to defer the administrative costs incurred for the operation of the district. The county for the unincorporated area shall be responsible for the collection and enforcement of assessments from lodging businesses within their jurisdictional boundaries. The county for the unincorporated area shall keep any additional collection fees, penalty fees, and interest collected associated with collections or actions due to nonpayment of assessments. Assessments will be collected in monthly installments or such other installments as determined by the collecting agency. The San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector for the unincorporated area shall transfer all assessments, less the aforementioned initial administrative fee, to the selected county contractor within thirty days following collection of the assessment by the applicable city and the county.

(Ord. No. 3177, § 2, 5-12-09)