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Panel narrows eligibility for facility operating grants; excludes salaries and sets cap
Summary
The Accommodation Tax Advisory Committee adopted staff recommendations to exclude personnel expenses from facility operating grant eligibility and to cap annual operational awards at 25% of eligible operating costs or a maximum of $50,000, whichever is less; staff will tie awards to tourism metrics and require pre-application meetings.
The Beaufort County Accommodation Tax Advisory Committee voted to adopt staff recommendations that remove personnel salaries from eligibility for facility operating grants and put a cap on annual operational awards.
Staff presented a draft policy that would: (1) exclude personnel expenses for facilities from consideration for accommodation-tax-funded operating grants; and (2) limit eligible operational funding to 25% of an applicant's eligible operating budget, with the recommendation that the committee adopt a maximum of $50,000 per applicant per year, whichever…
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