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New state law lets tourist tax pay lifeguards; Flagler officials discuss how to use it
Summary
Following passage of House Bill 731, Flagler County and municipal officials discussed using Tourist Development Tax (TDT/TDC) revenue to help fund lifeguards, reviewed an existing interlocal agreement and asked staff for data to shape next steps.
Flagler County and six municipal governments discussed whether to use recently changed state law to pay for lifeguards with Tourist Development Tax revenue.
The change — discussed by county administrators and municipal leaders at a joint workshop Aug. 27 — follows passage of House Bill 731, which the county attorney and staff say allows TDT revenues to be used for lifeguard payroll if allocations are tied to traveler versus local visitation.
That mattered because the lifeguard program’s budget is not trivial: participants said the last full study put the total cost a little below $400,000. Eric Cooley, City…
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