NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BCTBID) AND LEVY OF AN ASSESSMENT ON CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITHIN THE BCTBID

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 13, 2025, the Board of Supervisors (Board) of the County of Butte (County) adopted a Resolution of Intention: to hold a public meeting and a public hearing to modify the BCTBID and to levy an assessment on certain businesses within the BCTBID; as set forth in the Resolution of Intention.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 10:15 AM on June 10, 2025, at the Butte County Board Chambers, 25 County Center Drive, Suite 205, Oroville, CA 95965, a public meeting shall be held pursuant to Government Code section 54954.6 to allow public testimony regarding the modification of the BCTBID and the levy of assessments therein as set forth in the Resolution of Intention and pursuant to Government Code section 54954.6.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 10:00 AM on July 29, 2025, at the Butte County Board Chambers, 25 County Center Drive, Suite 205, Oroville, CA 95965, has been set as the time and place for a public hearing at which time the Board proposes to modify the BCTBID and to levy the proposed assessment as set forth in the Resolution of Intention.

Location: The renewed BCTBID includes all lodging businesses and short-term rentals (collectively referred to as “assessed businesses”) located within the boundaries of Butte County including the cities of Chico, Oroville, Gridley, and Biggs, the Town of Paradise, and all unincorporated communities and areas.

Services: The BCTBID is designed to provide specific benefits directly to payors by increasing room night sales. Marketing, sales, destination product development, and visitor service enhancements will increase overnight tourism and market payors as tourist, meeting and event destinations, thereby increasing room night sales.

Budget: The total BCTBID annual budget for the initial year of its operation was anticipated to be approximately $564,600. A detailed modified estimated budget is shown in Section V of the modified Management District Plan.

Cost: The annual assessment rate is two percent (2%) of gross short-term room rental revenue. Based on the benefit received, assessments will not be collected on stays of more than thirty (30) consecutive days, with the exception of Oroville, whereby assessments will not be collected on stays of more than sixty (60) consecutive days. During the BCTBID’s term, the assessment rate may be increased by the Owners’ Association in maximum increments of one half of one percent (0.5%), to a maximum of four percent (4%) of gross short-term room rental revenue as described in Section V.

On September 1, 2025, the assessment rate shall increase from two percent (2%) of gross short-term room rental revenue to two and a half percent (2.5%) of gross short-term room rental revenue. On January 1, 2027, the assessment rate shall increase from two and a half percent (2.5%) of gross short-term room rental revenue to three percent (3%) of gross short-term room rental revenue.

Collection: The County, cities, and Town will be responsible for collecting the assessment on a monthly or quarterly basis (including any delinquencies, penalties and interest) from each assessed business located within each respective jurisdiction in the boundaries of the BCTBID. The County, cities, and Town shall take all reasonable efforts to collect the assessments from each assessed business.

Duration: As a result of the 2024 modification, the renewed BCTBID will have a nine (9) year and one (1) month life, beginning December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2029. December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 is a limited fiscal year. January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 is the first full fiscal year. Once per year, beginning on the anniversary of BCTBID renewal, there is a thirty (30) day period in which owners paying fifty percent (50%) or more of the assessment may protest and initiate a Board of Supervisors hearing on BCTBID termination.

Management: Explore Butte County will continue to serve as the BCTBID’s Owners’ Association. The Owners’ Association is charged with managing funds and implementing programs, and must provide annual reports to the Board of Supervisors.

Protest: Any owner of a business within the modified BCTBID that will be subject to the assessment may protest the modification of the BCTBID. If written protests are received from the owners of businesses in the modified BCTBID who represent fifty percent (50%) or more of the estimated annual assessments to be levied, the BCTBID shall not be modified, and the assessment shall not be imposed.

You may mail or email a written protest to:

Office of the Clerk of the Board

County of Butte

25 County Center Drive, Suite 200
Oroville, CA 95965

clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net

You may also appear at the public meeting or hearing and submit a written protest at that time.

Information: Should you desire additional information about this proposed BCTBID or assessment contact:

Nichole Farley
Explore Butte County

326 Huss Lane
Chico, CA 95928

(530) 918-4585

nichole@explorebuttecounty.com