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Resolution to Appropriate Funding for GovOS Short Term Rental Software ($49,900.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Rental Housing Services has contracted with GovOS to track short-term rental properties in the community that are actively operating to ensure they are properly licensed and regulated per Chapter 97.
This resolution requests funding to cover the cost of delivery, implementation, and training hours.
March 2024 marks the second year that Chapter 97 has been in effect; this software will help to redefine the ordinance, identify gaps in enforcement, and properly communicate expectations in the community.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The Building and Rental Service Manager is requesting a budget appropriation to the FY24 budget for the Building and Rental Services General Fund expenditure budget in the amount of $49,900.00. This appropriation request will cover all the anticipated costs for delivery, implementation, and staff training of the GovOS short-term rental software.
Staff
Prepared by: Lisha Turner-Tolbert, Building and Rental Services Manager
Reviewed by: Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney, City Administrator
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Whereas, The Building and Rental Service Manager has requested an appropriation of $49,900.00 to cover delivery, implementation, and staff training costs for short-term rental software; and
Whereas, Rental Housing Services City has contracted with GovOS for software to detect active short-term rentals in the community to ensure they are regulated per Chapter 97;
RESOLVED, That the City Council approve and appropriate $49,900.00 from the General Fund fund balance to the Building & Rental Services General Fund expenditure budget in FY24; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to take the necessary administrative actions to implement this resolution.