§ 54-52. Operator registration; certificate of authority.

(a)

Every person engaged in or about to engage in the operating as an operator of a hotel in the city shall register at city hall on a form provided by the city. The failure to register shall not relieve any person from the obligation of payment or collection of the tax.

(b)

The registration shall set forth the name under which the person transacts business or intends to transact business, the location of his place or places or business, and other information that would facilitate the collection of the tax as the city may require. The registration is signed by the owner if a natural person; in case of ownership by an association or partnership, by a member or a partner; in the case of ownership by a corporation, by an executive officer or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the registration.

(c)

The city shall, after the registration, issue without charge a certificate of authority to each operator to collect the tax from the occupant. A separate registration is required for each place of business of an operator. Each certificate shall state the name and location of the business to which it is applicable and is prominently displayed therein so as to be seen and to come readily to the notice of all occupants and persons seeking occupancy.

(d)

The certificates are nonassignable and nontransferable and are returned immediately to the city manager or his designee, upon the cessation of business at the location named or upon the sale or transfer of the business at that location.

(Ord. No. 2006-01-01, § 1(ch. 10, art. 2, § 4), 1-3-2006)