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e Mr. Nicholson noted that, as a small businessman collecting a variety of taxes, no government agency had offered to offset the costs of tax collection for his business. Mr. Rutan suggested the difference was that the taxes in question were general revenues rather than transaction revenues such as the restaurant tax. Mr. Nicholson advocated a flexibility in the tax structure that allowed businesses to collect the tax directly from the customer or integrate the tax in their prices and pay it as a gross receipts tax. Mr. Gleason recommended that the council consider timing prior to consider- ation of the collection costs. Mr. Boles said that it would be helpful to know the City's policy regarding start-up costs for private businesses when the Transient Room Tax was insti- tuted. Mr. Miller noted that Ms. Ehrman had indicated a preference for referral to the voters before the end of 1992. Mr. Robinette reported that Lane County Elections Division had requested a six-week period following the general election before any other election was held, meaning the earliest election would probably occur in January. Bill Gary of the City Attorney's Office reviewed three options for referral of the restaurant tax to the voters. Mr. Nicholson left the meeting at 1:26 p.m. e The council failed to reach consensus regarding a preferred date and agreed to take up the issue at a later time. The meeting adjourned at 1:31 p.m. Micheal Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) cc113030.092 e MINUTES--City Council Work Session September 30, 1992 Page 8 11:30 a.m.