City of Burlington in the Year Two Thousand Twenty-Five An Ordinance in Relation to Gross Receipts Tax

Sponsor: Traverse

Public Hearing Dates:

First reading: June 23, 2025

Referred to: Ordinance

Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage:

Second reading: August 4, 2025

Action: adopted

Date: 08/04/25

Signed by Mayor:

Published: 08/06/25

Effective: 08/26/25

It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Chapter 21, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 31 thereof to read as follows:

Paragraph (I), as written.

Paragraph (II)(A)-(F), as written.

(G) Temporary Tax Rate: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following temporary tax rates will apply for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 20254, and ending on June 30, 2026:August 31, 2025,

(1) tThe restaurant, amusements, and admissions taxes on gross receipts set forth in subsections (A), (D), and (E) of this section shall be increased from two (2) percent of gross receipts to two and one-half (2.5) percent; and.

(2) . The short term rental tax on gross receipts set forth in subsection (C) shall be divided to dedicate two (2) percent of revenues for general fund purposes, with the remaining seven (7) percent dedicated to the housing trust fund.

Commencing September 1, 2025July 1, 2026, said tax rates shall again be set as set forth in subsections (A)-(E) at two (2) percent.

Remainder of section, as written.

* Material stricken out deleted.

** Material underlined added.

ER/Ordinances 2025/Gross Receipts

August 2025