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To Be Displayed on City and County Websites <br />AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS <br />COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG, ROSLYN, AND CLE ELUM FOR A <br />CONSOLIDATED LODGING TAX GRANT PROCESS <br />This Agreement is made and entered into this r(;)l-{t~ay of~--~• 2016, by and <br />between the cities of Ellensburg, Roslyn, and Cle Elum, Washington mun ~,pal corporations (the <br />"Cities" or "City"), and Kittitas County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington (the <br />"County")( collectively "Municipalities"). <br />WHEREAS, Ch. 67 .28 RCW provides for the collection and use oflodging tax revenues <br />by local jurisdictions subject to certain conditions as set forth therein; and <br />WHEREAS, the four municipalities in Kittitas County collect and distribute lodging <br />taxes for tourism promotion through an application and grant process; and <br />WHEREAS, the four municipalities in Kittitas County entered into an Interlocal <br />Agreement for such application and grant process in 2013; and <br />WHEREAS, each municipality wishes to amend said Interlocal Agreement as provided <br />herein. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: <br />1. Section 2(0)(2) and (3) shall be amended to read as follows: <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 and <br />submit them to a combined county-wide LT AC work group which will be comprised of <br />three members from the LT AC of each participating municipality ( or appointees if there_ <br />is no LTAC) for consideration. The master list of rankings based on the averages will be <br />considered final and shall not be changed by the work group, except for final funding <br />recommendations. The County will act as 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. Applicants which do not receive an average rating of 50 points or greater <br />according to the ranking process described above (Review, Ranking and <br />Recommendations by LT AC' s) shall be ineligible for funding <br />consideration and shall not make a presentation. <br />c. The work group will review the recommendations, deliberate publicly, and <br />make final funding recommendations based upon the master list. All <br />decisions will be made by simple majority vote. In the event of a tie vote, <br />Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Interlocal Amendment-1