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5 § In 2013, Kittitas County visitors spent proportionately more in accommodations at 22% compared to 18% in Washington State, more in food service at 33% compared to 28% in Washington State, more in food stores at 10% compared to 8% in Washington State, less in local transportation and gas at 9% compared to 19% in Washington State, the same in arts, entertainment, and recreation at 12% compared to 12% in Washington State, and the same in retail sales at 14% compared to 14% in Washington State. Type of accommodations in 2013 § In 2013, Kittitas County visitors stayed more in hotels and motels at 61% compared to 51% in Washington State, less in private homes at 11% compared to 23% in Washington State, more in campgrounds at 7% compared to 4% in Washington State, more in vacation homes at 4% compared to 1% in Washington State, and less passing through in day travel at 17% compared to 21% in Washington State. Spending on accommodations in 2013 Kittitas County Washington State Hotel, motel 61% 51% Private home 11% 23% Campground 7% 4% Vacation home 4% 1% Day travel 17% 21% Total (millions) $166 $14,909 Source: Dean Runyan Associates Kittitas County lodging tax revenue RCW 67.28.181 allows the legislature body of any municipality to impose an excise tax that cannot exceed the lesser of 2.0% or a rate that, when combined with all other taxes imposed upon sales of lodging within the municipality equals 12.0%. A local added lodging tax cannot be imposed in increments smaller than 0.1%. Kittitas County, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, and Roslyn have imposed the allowable state-shared rate of 2.0% since 1994. Kittitas County imposed the additional local lodging tax beginning in 2009, Cle Elum in 2001, Ellensburg in 2000, and Roslyn in 2010. Currently, Kittitas County, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, and Roslyn impose the allowable lodging shared and local rates totaling 4.0%. The Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) collects and disburses lodging tax revenues for all jurisdictions in the state. Current lodging tax rates State-shared Local Total Cle Elum 2.0% 2.0% 4.0% Ellensburg 2.0% 2.0% 4.0% Roslyn 2.0% 2.0% 4.0% Kittitas County 2.0% 2.0% 4.0% Source: Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) § The state-shared 2.0% lodging tax revenues from Kittitas County, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, and Roslyn increased steadily from $163,627 in 1994 to $652,669 by 2014. § The added local lodging tax revenues steadily increased as well from $92,331 in 2000 when Ellensburg began imposing the tax to $644,053 by 2014 when Kittitas County, Cle Elum, Ellensburg, and Roslyn were all imposing the maximum local allowable 2.0% rate. § Combined revenues from the state-shared and added local lodging tax increased from $163,627 in 1994 to $1,296,722 by 2014 increasing at an annual average growth rate of 13.7%. § Kittitas County’s share of the combined state-shared and added local lodging tax fluctuated between 1994 and 2006 from a high of 29.4% in 1999 to a low of 9.7% in 2004. Kittitas County’s share increased steadily since from 26.1% in 2008 to 56.2% by 2014.