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Councilman asks for briefing on Auburn‑Opelika Tourism Bureau funding after 2005 ordinance
Summary
Councilman Griswold requested a Committee of the Whole briefing on the Auburn‑Opelika Tourism Bureau’s funding arrangement, noting an ordinance adopted in December 2005 that allocates one‑seventh of local lodging taxes. Council members agreed to schedule a briefing this fall; no budget change was proposed Tuesday.
Councilman Griswold asked the Auburn City Council on Sept. 2 to schedule a briefing by the Auburn‑Opelika Tourism Bureau so the agency can explain how it uses lodging‑tax funding provided under an ordinance adopted in December 2005.
Griswold said the bureau currently receives “in excess of $700,000” in city‑directed lodging tax funding, in addition to support from Opelika, and that the allocation equals one‑seventh of local lodging taxes under the 2005 ordinance. He told the Council the ordinance and…
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