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		<title>Council considers income options</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Possibilities include short term rental tax and sales taxincreases The council this week directed staff to come back with information about the impact of increasing the transient occupancy (short term rental) tax. The staff will research the issue and come back to a council meeting. A sales tax increase may also be considered. Avalon has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council considers the year ahead</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Though optimistic, members see challenges to business, and the city’s financial future Avalon City Council members expressed cautious optimism about the year ahead, even as acknowledged the challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in response to an informal survey. The Islander recently emailed each council member to ask: “What do you see as the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City Council OKs emergency agreements with four labor groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[City manager expects to bring back memorandum of understanding with harbor employees in two weeks The City Council unanimously approved emergency memorandums of understanding (agreements) with four city labor groups at this week’s council meeting. City Manager Denise Radde will bring back a fifth MOU from a harbor employee group in two weeks. She said [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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