To reduce aggravation for vendors operating food trucks, the Vienna Town Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 18 to discuss a proposed new process for meals-tax collection at special events hosted by charitable organizations.
Trying to collect those taxes – which pay for capital improvements in the town – based on a percentage of receipts submitted after the events has proved vexing for vendors and town staff alike, officials said.
Instead, town officials now are proposing a code amendment that would allow vendors who do not operate brick-and-mortar locations within the town to pay a flat fee up front. The agenda item did not list what the proposed fee would be.
