The Easley City Council reviewed the recommendation of the city’s accommodation-tax (ATAX) committee on disbursement percentages during the work session. Staff presented estimated ATAX receipts of about $120,000 (staff corrected an earlier slide that had said $125,000) and explained the statutory split: $25,000 as the starting amount, 5 percent of the remainder by law for a designated purpose, 30 percent of the remainder to the chamber, and the remainder allocated by the ATAX committee among applicants.

Council members asked whether the committee had rules for late applications after it was reported that a past applicant had been accepted despite a late submission. Staff said committee practice is discretionary: the ATAX committee decides whether to accept late applications, and staff noted that a similar late application had been accepted the prior year. The transcript identifies the late applicant referenced as the American Legion (a past applicant) but does not show a formal rule prohibiting late submissions.

Several council members expressed a preference for a written resolution or a formal, memorialized record of the committee’s recommendation rather than only verbal action during a meeting. Staff advised that any document generated would be a public record and that the committee’s recommendation and any adopted disbursement are part of the public record and could be made an exhibit if council desired. Staff also said the packet included committee recommendations and that the percentages could be amended by council motion if council chose.

No final formal council adoption appeared in the provided transcript segment; staff counseled that the council’s action to adopt the state accommodation disbursement generally takes the form of a resolution, and offered to mark the committee’s recommendation as an exhibit for clarity and recordkeeping.