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Warren County committee reviews new online application and scoring rubric for event funding
Summary
Committee discussed a new online application platform, a scoring rubric that weights room nights heavily, and a proposal allowing signature events to request funds above the $50,000 cap with committee approval; a formal resolution will be brought at the next meeting.
Warren County officials on April 21 reviewed a redesigned online application and a points-based scoring system intended to guide how the county distributes occupancy-tax funds to events.
The discussion centered on an application portal for for-profit and nonprofit event organizers, an August 1–September 15 application window, and a scoring rubric in which numerical metrics contribute 80 points and committee judgment contributes 20 points. The county intends to reserve separate procedures for municipal applicants.
The draft rubric allocates the single largest share of numeric points — 45 points — to total room nights an event is expected to generate. Committee members and staff said the intent is…
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