Geary County Commissioners are scheduled to meet with Junction City Mayor Jeff Underhill and City Manager Allen Dinkel Monday at 10:15 a.m. at the County Office Building. The topic will be a discussion about transient guest tax.
The Geary County Convention & Visitor's Bureau operations are supported by a transient guest tax paid by users of lodging facilities. In recent months there has been some discussion by city officials about the possibility of also implementing their own bed tax, but no final action has been taken.
CVB Advisory Committee members have been critical of the idea of a city transient guest tax. One advantage cited for only having the current county transient guest tax is that it's lower than other area cities and counties, meaning it could be less expensive to stay in a lodging facility in Geary County than in other nearby counties.
City officials have discussed in the past perhaps having their own one, two or three percent tax, and how the funds could be used to promote tourism in a different way.