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MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT:  CCAO SENDS LETTER OF SUPPORT TO OHIO DELEGATION

On Thursday, May 23rd CCAO sent a letter to our members in the U.S. House of Representatives asking them to support S 743 - The Marketplace Fairness Act - to permit states and local governments to collect sales and use taxes on remote sellers.  S 743 is intended to overcome two U.S. Supreme Court decisions in which the court ruled that states may only collect sales taxes by retail merchants that have a physical presence in each state unless Congress acts to authorize the collection of sales taxes from remote sellers.  Read more...

CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS-PROMOTING TOURISM IN OHIO - CCAO 2ND WEDNESDAY WEBINAR

A convention and visitor bureau (CVB) is your county’s “destination marketing” organization.  A CVB promotes visitor and business travel, which generates overnight lodging for a destination.  CVBs are directly responsible for travel and tourism “product awareness” to visitors.  Billions of direct and indirect revenue, and taxes are generated into the state and local economy due to the prevailing marketing expertise of Ohio’s CVBs.   Learn more about how CVB’s work in your county and what they do to maximize the return on investment of lodging tax dollars.  Read more...

CCAO SUMMER SEMINAR 

The CCAO Summer Seminar  will be held on June 7, 2013 at the Quest Business Center in Columbus.  Join CCAO and Affiliates (County Administrators Association, County Commissioners Clerks and Engineers Administrative Professionals Association and Ohio County Dog Wardens Association) for this one-day seminar.  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will speak at the General Session.  Read more...

PRIORITY ITEMS IN BUDGET

Counties are asked to contact their legislators on priority items contained in the state budget bill/HB 59.  The attached outlines CCAO's position on the LGF, Recorder's special fund being mandatory upon request, and additional funding for Medicaid administration.  Read more...

CCAO/OSWDO COMMENT ON OEPA'S PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT REVISIONS

CCAO, in conjunction with OSWDO, submitted comments to the Ohio EPA proposal to simplify the planning process and to shorten the amount of time SWMD's spend on plan development by implemtning changes to the planning cycle along with changes to the District Solid Waste Management Plan format.  Read more...