2.48.050 Applications and recommendations on use of lodging tax funds.
A. Any individual or organization, including local government entities including the City of Anacortes itself, may make application to LTAC for use of lodging tax funds.
B. An application for use of lodging tax funds must contain all of the following:
1. A fixed amount of lodging tax funds requested;
2. A budget for the proposed activity to be funded;
3. The estimates required by RCW 67.28.1816(2).
C. LTAC must consider the applications for proposed use of lodging tax funds and make recommendation on applicants and recommended amounts to the City Council. A quorum of 50 percent of the LTAC membership must be present at a meeting to make a recommendation.
D. For each proposal, LTAC’s recommendation must include all of the following:
1. An analysis of the extent to which the proposal will accommodate activities for tourists or increase tourism in Anacortes;
2. The extent to which the recommended funding amount will affect the long-term stability of the lodging tax fund;
3. A calculation of the ratio of the recommended funding amount to the number of tourists that are estimated to be attracted to Anacortes;
4. Evaluation of the consistency of the application with the statutory requirements;
5. History of the applicant’s past compliance with requirements to report on the actual tourism generated. (Ord. 4019 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)