Interlocal Amendment Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant

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To Be Displayed on Ciy and County Websites AMENDMENT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG, ROSL YN, AND CLE ELUM FOR A CONSOLIDATED LODGING TAX GRANT PROCESS This ~~ee m ent is made and entered into this J !J.I'fh da~ of ct.<IA..3~ 20 l ?, by and between the cI ties ofEllensburg, Roslyn, an d Cle Elum Was hin gto n m unicipal co rp-orations (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 2013; and WHEREAS, each municipality wishes to amend said Interlocal Agreement as provided herein. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. Section 2(D)(2) and (3) shall be amended to read as follows: 2) LTA C Work Group Review. The County will compile the ratings, rankings, and recommendations into a master list based on averages along with the applications and submit them to a combined county-wide LTAC work group which will be comprised of three members from the LT AC of each participating municipality (or appointees if there is no L TAC) for consideration. The master list of rankings based on the averages will be considered final and shall not be changed by the work group, except for final funding recommendations. The County will act as Chair of the work group. After submission: a. The work group will hold a public meeting where it will provide an opportunity for applicants to make a presentation before the work group and answer any questions from work group members. b. Applicants which do not receive an average rating of 50 points or greater according to the ranking process described above (Review, Ranking and Recommendations by LTAC's) shall be ineligible for funding consideration and shall not make a presentation. c. The work group will review the recommendations, deliberate publicly, and make final funding recommendations based upon the master list. All decisions will be made by simple majority vote. In the event of a tie vote, Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Interlocal Amendment-1