Kittitas County ILA Consolidated Lodging Tax Agreement Amendment

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3) Legislative Decision. The County will submit the work group's final recommendations for funding events and projects to each funding jurisdiction's legislative body for final decision and action. If a legislative body does not approve the work group's final recommendations, the legislative body must notify the chair of the work group in writing with specific objections. The work group will reconvene in a public meeting to reconsider the final recommendations. After reconsideration, the county will re -submit the work group's final recommendation to each funding jurisdictions for final decision and action. 4) Notification. The County will notify all applicants of the final grant decisions on behalf of the funding municipalities. E. Contracts for Grant Recipients. All grantees will be required to enter into a single grant contract which clearly communicates the responsibilities and expectations of the grantee as well as the amount and authorized use of the funding as approved by each legislative body. Contracts should be approved by all participating entities prior to being utilized. As with the other coordination and streamlining, the County shall be the contracting agency. F. Streamlined Reimbursement Process. Each municipality will contribute funds as outlined in Section 2.0 of the coordinated funding process. Such contributions will be totaled, and all grant recipients will receive an award amount proportional to each municipality's percentage of the overall total contributed. The County will review and distribute funds to recipients in accordance with the terms of the grant award requirements. The County will send a quarterly invoice to each municipality, and each municipality will send a quarterly payment to the County. G. Post -Activity Reports. Each grant recipient will comply with the post -activity reporting requirements of RCW 67.28.1816(2)(c) and provide copies of the report to all Municipalities. The County will prepare and submit all required post -activity reports to the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee (JLARC), which will conform to the reporting requirements of Ch. 67.28 RCW. H. Administrative Costs. All municipalities will share the administrative costs associated with providing staff support to the Consolidated Lodging Tax Process. Administrative costs will be shared and allocated proportionally to each municipality's total Consolidated Lodging Tax Contribution and must be paid in addition to the funding requirement specified in Section 2(C). For example, if the County contributed 70% of the CLATC funds, then the County must also pay 70% of the total administrative support costs for that year. 3. Duration/Termination. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by agreement of the parties, or by written notice of termination given by one party to the other parties at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such termination; PROVIDED, that this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining parties hereto so long as at least two- parties remain active participants. 4. Disputes. In the event that a dispute arises under this Agreement, it shall be determined by a Dispute Board in the following manner: Each party to this Agreement shall appoint one member Page 8of11 Page 414 of 452