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<br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Board of County Commissioners <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: April 7, 2026 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve and <br />sign the 2026 Lodging Tax Services Agreements as awarded by <br />Resolution No. 2026-018 <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Consolidated Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Work Group <br />met in an open public meeting on November 14, 2025, and <br />deliberated to reach a final funding recommendation to be forwarded <br />to each entity’s legislative body for final approval. The Group <br />recommended allocating $480,887.39 of Lodging Tax funds for <br />special events and projects. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: Kittitas County designated $341,015.40 to be available for grants as <br />part of this process, Ellensburg designated $108,259.12 Cle Elum <br />designated $27,340.67, and Roslyn designated $4272.20. The BOCC <br />approved disbursement of funds from the Lodging Tax fund through <br />Resolution 2026-018. The cities of Ellensburg, Cle Elum and Roslyn <br />also approved resolutions allocating their lodging tax disbursements. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Request the BOCC approve and sign the attached 2026 Lodging Tax <br />Services Agreements LT-2026-001 through LT-2026-025. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Original – Clerk of the Board <br /> Original- Applicants <br />Electronic Copy – LTAC Clerk <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT Lodging Tax Agreements LT-2026-001 through LT-2026-025 <br /> <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Lisa Bugni, LTAC Clerk <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />