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Council adopts tourism event funding resolutions; members debate oversight and return on investment
Summary
The council approved four resolutions authorizing tourism event funding programs funded from the city’s bed tax allocation, while several council members sought more council review and clearer ROI metrics for funds that are currently approved administratively by the mayor after Tourism Development Commission recommendations.
The Scottsdale City Council adopted four resolutions setting event funding programs that use the city’s bed tax allocation for tourism development, following a staff presentation on program structure and metrics.
Staff presented four programs: the event venue fee funding program, the community event funding program, the matching event advertising fund, and the event development funding program. The city’s Tourism Development Commission (TDC) vets applications and makes funding recommendations. Staff explained that some contracts (venue-fee, community event, and matching advertising programs) are executed by the mayor after TDC…
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