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HomeMy WebLinkAbout102620_ca04 Consent Agenda JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Leslie Locke, Executive Assistant DATE: October 26,2020 SUBJECT: AFFIRM re: 2020 Lodging Tax Funding Recommendations from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee(LTAC) STATEMENT OF ISSUE: 2020 Lodging Tax Funding Recommendations from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)to extend the invoicing of 2020 funds through the 1st Quarter of 2021. ANALYSIS: The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee have submitted a recommendation the County Commissioners to authorize amendments to the 2020 contracts. The amendments would allow grant recipients to invoice up to the amount of their voluntary 2020 funding reduction, during the 1st quarter of 2021. All recipients will be given the opportunity to amend their 2020 funding agreement. FISCAL IMPACT: No impact. The funds have been budgeted in 2020. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic there has been a decrease in tourism. 2020 grant recipients were asked to make any reductions with the understanding that any reduction would be earmarked for potential use to promote Jefferson County in 2021, contingent on a recommendation by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to award those funds in 2021 and approval by the Board of County Commissioners. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the LTAC's recommendation authorize amendments to the 2020 funding contracts to allow grant recipients to invoice up to the amount of their voluntary 2020 funding reduction, during the 1st quarter of 2021. REVIED BY: i ip Morley' Cou istrator Date