City Council Meeting Date: April 7, 2026
To: Mayor and Members of Council
City Administrator
From: Emery John, Program Associate
Title
Consideration of Summary Publication of Ordinance No. 1092 Amending Northfield City Code, Chapter 74-Taxation (Related to Allowing Lodging Tax Administrative Collection Responsibilities to Be Transferred from the City Finance Department to the Minnesota Department of Revenue).
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the summary publication of Ordinance No. 1092
Summary Report:
The Northfield City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1092, an amendment to City lodging tax collection processes.
The requested amendments would transfer the process of collecting lodging taxes to the State Department of Revenue office, to be remitted to the City and Convention Visitors Bureau.
City Plans & Policies Relevance:
Cost savings of publishing a summary of the ordinance is consistent with the Comprehensive and Strategic Plans.
Alternative Options:
The City Council could direct staff to publish the entire ordinance.
Financial Impacts:
The cost to publish the entire ordinance would be approximately twice as much as the cost to publish the summary.
Tentative Timelines:
2026
ü March 17 Approval of First Reading
• April 7 Approval of Second Reading and Summary Publication
• April 15 Publication
• May 15 Ordinance Takes Effect
• October Estimated Department of Revenue Full Implementation of Collections