Kittitas County ILA Consolidated Lodging Tax Agreement Amendment

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AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG, ROSLYN, AND CLE SLUM FOR A CONSOLIDATED LODGING TAX GRANT PROCESS This Agreement is made and entered into this day of November, 2025, by and between the cities of Ellensburg, Roslyn and Cle Elum Washington municipal corporations (the "Cities" or "City"), and Kittitas County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington (the "County") (collectively, "Municipalities"). WHEREAS, Ch. 67.28 RCW provides for the collection and use of lodging tax revenues by local jurisdictions subject to certain conditions as set forth therein; and WHEREAS, the four municipalities in Kittitas County collect and distribute lodging taxes for tourism promotion through an application and grant process; and WHEREAS, the four municipalities in Kittitas County entered into an Interlocal Agreement for such application and grant process in 2014, which was amended in 2016, and again in 2018; and WHEREAS, attached as exhibit A is an updated draft of the entire agreement, so that the 2016, 2018, and proposed 2025 amendments are all reflected in one document, for purposes of clarity and ease of reference; WHEREAS, each municipality wishes to amend said Interlocal Agreement as provided herein; NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows 1. Section 2(A) shall be amended to read as follows: A. Consolidated Application: The Chairperson of each Lodging Tax Advisory Committee ("LTAC"), or jurisdictional appointees if there is no LTAC, will review existing applications and draft a consolidated application, including instructions for applicants, which will include the pre - activity reporting requirements as set forth in RCW 67.28.1816(2)( a)-(b). The draft consolidated application will be forwarded to each municipality's LTAC (or other appointees if there is no LTAC) for review and comment. • Any proposed changes to the grant application, such as format or hosting location/medium, must be communicated to the Clerk of the Consolidated Lodging Tax Advisory Committee ("CLTAC") no later than December of the preceding year. • The CLTAC Clerk will make reasonable efforts to accommodate a municipality's requests; however, any requests that exceed staff capacity may be deferred at the Clerk's discretion. • The CLATC Clerk shall approve and prepare the final version of the consolidated application based on the feedback from each municipality. After approval, applicants for consolidated lodging tax grants will be required to submit applications to Kittitas County. Pagel of 11 Page 407 of 452