BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER EXTENSION OF LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION
The Brenham City Council will act on a continuation of Brenham Mayor Milton Tate’s local disaster declaration at its meeting tomorrow (Thursday).
Last week, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tate issued a seven-day local disaster declaration, which will expire tomorrow (Thursday) without an extension. Councilmembers Keith Herring and Clint Kolby recently met with Washington County Commissioners to draft a resolution revising and extending the declaration through April 3rd.
This declaration aligns with the guidelines set by President Donald Trump, Governor Greg Abbott, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The council at its meeting last week considered, but did not approve, extending the declaration until May 31st. City Manager James Fisher said one of the reasons for doing so would be to allow local hoteliers—managers or owners of hotels—more time to file monthly tax reports and payments of Hotel Occupancy Taxes.
That item will be considered tomorrow by councilmembers, who will consider an ordinance to temporarily modify the Hotel Occupancy Tax reporting and payment schedule. This would extend the deadlines for filing required monthly tax reports and payments of local Hotel Occupancy Taxes by 90 days.
If approved, the extended filing and payment deadlines would only apply to the collection months of February, March, April, and May. The regular reporting and payment deadlines would apply to June and all collection months thereafter.
The council will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m., at Brenham City Hall.