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County staff will compile the score sheets, rankings, and funding recommendations for further <br />consideration by a county -wide Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC). The county -wide LTAC will be <br />comprised of an equal number of members from each participating jurisdiction. The county -wide LTAC <br />will receive the scoring, ranking, and recommendations list and will conduct a public meeting where each <br />applicant which received a funding recommendation will have the opportunity to present their <br />application and answer questions. The county -wide LTAC will publicly deliberate on the applications and <br />the list to produce a final recommendation which will be forwarded to each participating jurisdiction's <br />legislative authority for final action. <br />Scoring sheets which determine the overall ranking of applications are included in this packet for your <br />reference and information. Applications which do not receive an average minimum score of at least 50 <br />points or who do not follow the submission instructions will not be eligible for funding. <br />Local Policv on Disallowed Uses: <br />The Lodging Tax Advisory Committees have determined that certain types of activities are not <br />eligible for funding awards even if they may be tourism related. These include anything <br />affiliated with the following: prizes for contestants, resale items, food and drink, beautification, <br />fundraising, and membership drives. This list should not be considered comprehensive and all <br />funding recommendation decisions are at the discretion of the committees and subject to <br />change by majority opinion. <br />Application Definitions: <br />Below is a list of terms and phrases which have specific meaning within this application. It may <br />be helpful for you to review these as you prepare responses so that you have a better <br />understanding of the reviewers' expectations. <br />Date -specific is an event or project which occurs over less than one month. <br />Matching Funds is the amount of funding your organization is contributing to the <br />project or event. This includes both direct and indirect fund support. Direct funds can be in the <br />form of cash funding from your organization or funding secured from elsewhere but dedicated <br />to the project or event such as other grants, loans, donations, etc. Indirect funding support <br />includes in-kind support like labor, volunteer support, supplies, and services which directly relate <br />to the project or event, including those provided by your organization and others. <br />New Projects/Events are projects/events which are in the first four years of existence. <br />For example, a proposal for a barbeque competition which is in its third year would be defined <br />as a new project/event. Likewise, a project by an existing museum which expands its current <br />offerings, or a specific new strategy for appealing to a different target market that is in its first <br />year, would be considered a new project. Ongoing general marketing and advertising campaigns <br />or general operational support requests for organizations/event which have existed for longer <br />than four years are not defined as a new project/event. <br />Ongoing Projects/Events are defined as projects/events that have been established for <br />more than four years. Applications that qualify under this definition may be awarded up <br />to 10% of the project's/event's expense budget. <br />County -wide Lodging Tax Application P a g e 12 <br />