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b)Ongoing Project/Event Support.This category is for applications from <br />established projects/events (ongoing for more than four (4)years)which <br />may request continuing support.Grant awards are limited in this category <br />to no greater than 10%of the projects's/event's expense budget. <br />Review,Ranking and Recommendations by LTAC's.The County will <br />compile and distribute all applications to the various fundingjurisdictions for <br />review by each LTAC (or appointee(s)if no LTAC)for review,ranking,and <br />funding recommendation,which will then be processed as follows: <br />a)Each jurisdiction's LTAC (or other)will review each application and <br />assign it a numerical rating based upon an agreed scoring system. <br />b)Each jurisdiction's LTAC (or other)will rank the applications in order by <br />score. <br />c)Each jurisdiction's LTAC (or other)will produce a recommended funding <br />level,considering each application in order of rank,and including any <br />additional comments which provide insight into the respective funding <br />decision.If any applications are disqualified,an explanation shall be <br />provided explaining the reason. <br />d)The ratings,rankings,and recommendations from each LTAC (or other) <br />will be submitted to the County. <br />2)LTAC Work Group Review.The County will compile the ratings,rankings,and <br />recommendations into a master list based on averages along with the applications <br />and submit them to a combined county-wide LTAC work group which will be <br />comprised of three members from the LTAC of each participating municipality <br />(or appointees if there is no LTAC)for consideration.The County will act as <br />Chair of the work group.After submission: <br />a.The work group will hold a public meeting where it will provide an <br />opportunity for applicants to make a presentation before the work group <br />and answer any questions from work group members, <br />b.The work group will review the recommendations,deliberate publicly,and <br />make final recommendations based upon the master list.All decisions <br />will be made by simple majority vote.In the event of a tie vote,the <br />application or motion will be deemed to have been rejected or failed, <br />respectively. <br />c.Any meeting of the work group requires a quorum of seven (7)members <br />to meet. <br />3)Legislative Decision.The County will submit the work group's final <br />recommendations for funding local events and festivals to each funding <br />jurisdiction's legislative body for final decision and action.If a legislative body <br />does not approve the work group's final recommendations,the legislative body <br />must notify the chair of the work group in writing with specific objections.The <br />work group will reconvene in a public meeting to reconsider the final <br />recommendations.After reconsideration,the county will re-submit the work <br />Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Interlocal -3