HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTAC Timeline 2025-26.LTAC rev 072925.FINALLodging Tax Funding Timeline for 2025-26
Note: Tasks that are accomplished during an LTAC meeting are “highlighted” in grey. Any
meetings that are not part of a fully-noticed regular meeting schedule are considered “special
meetings” and must be noticed as such, unless a schedule is set and fully-noticed in advance.
Early February Remind Lodging Tax recipients to submit reporting form for
prior year by the deadline: February 28 per RCW.
February 28 Deadline for receiving Lodging Tax reporting forms from
LTAC recipients (deadline: February 28 per RCW)
March Input State Lodging Tax reports online at Joint Legislative
Audit & Review Committee (JLARC).
July 11, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30pm Meeting to discuss RFP and timeline edits.
July 29, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00pm Meeting to discuss funding for upcoming year, edit and adopt
any changes to draft Bylaws (send edited draft to BoCC for
approval), finalize and adopt RFP and timeline.
By the end of the second week
of August
Email RFP to prior 3 years Lodging Tax recipients; Post RFP
on county’s website and social media; Send RFP legal notice
to newspaper of record.
Opens upon public notice of
RFP and closes Friday, August
29, at 4:30 p.m.
Technical Assistance Period wherein applicants can submit
questions to staff by email. Answers to those questions are
posted on an FAQ on the LTAC RFP webpage after review
by the LTAC Chair, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, or both.
Emails are sent to prior 3 years Lodging Tax recipients and
any other known applicants when a new question and answer
are posted.
September 10, 2025 Deadline for receiving funding proposals. Notify Lodging
Tax Applicants of the meeting date/presentation time. RFPs
shared with LTAC for review.
September 30, 2025,
10:30am – 4:30pm
LTAC meeting to review applications and presentations.
October 6, 2025 Present recommendations to BoCC for ratification. Send
results to recipients after BoCC approves recommendations.
(This could be conducted as a joint meeting of the LTAC and
the BoCC if properly noticed in advance.)
Late October Prepare agreements and send through Contract Review
process.
Late November Schedule agreements on Consent Agenda for BoCC approval
and send agreements to funding recipients.