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Council reviews $194,000 proposed LART supplemental appropriation, downtown security request and new LART administrator plan
Summary
City staff sought a supplemental appropriation of $194,000 from the Lodging and Auto Rental Tax (LART) fund for four off‑cycle event items; council debated allocations for downtown security, an administrator position funded by LART and where that administrator should be housed.
City financial staff presented an ordinance introduction on April 21 proposing a supplemental appropriation of $194,000 from the Lodging and Auto Rental Tax (LART) Fund to cover four off‑cycle event‑related items the LART citizen advisory committee recommended for 2025.
Shari McDaniel, the city’s chief financial officer, explained that off‑cycle LART applications are considered when available fund balance exists after the annual budget. The LART citizen advisory committee reviewed off‑cycle requests and recommended funding four items totaling $194,000; the presentation to council was an amendment to the 2025 budget to appropriate the funding.
Council discussion focused on three topics: a Downtown Partnership request for supplemental security funding, a proposed LART administrator…
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