Hutchinson council to consider adding short-term rentals to lodging tax

Magionic, Hutchinson City Administrator, said the council will hold a first reading of an ordinance amending chapter 116 of the city code to add short-term rentals to the lodging tax.

The change would bring properties listed on platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO under the city’s lodging tax. "The city council is gonna be looking to add short term rentals to the list of properties that are eligible for the lodging tax," Magionic said during the agenda preview. He noted these properties are currently not part of the lodging tax.

The ordinance is at first reading and no vote outcome was announced in the preview. If the council proceeds through ordinance readings and adoption, the change would alter which lodging providers remit the tax to the city. The agenda preview did not specify implementation details such as effective date, tax rate changes, reporting requirements, or enforcement mechanisms; those specifics were not provided in the agenda summary.