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Board keeps chamber-run film office, directs staff to draft ordinance and MOU after hours of testimony
Summary
El Dorado County supervisors on June 24 approved staff'recommended steps to formalize and continue the county's film office after extensive public testimony praising the current film commissioner and warning against bringing the program fully in-house.
El Dorado County supervisors on June 24 approved staff'recommended steps to formalize and continue the county's film office after extensive public testimony praising the current film commissioner and warning against bringing the program fully in-house.
The board voted to "prepare a county film ordinance based on the state's recommended model filming ordinance," submit that draft to the California Film Commission, prepare a memorandum of understanding with the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce on behalf of El Dorado Tahoe Film & Media, draft a film permit fee schedule, and return to the board for final approval. The board also authorized continuing payments to the existing film office contract so services would continue July 1.
Why it matters: County staff said the film office is an economic development tool that can bring crews, spending and transient-occupancy-tax revenue to El Dorado County. Supporters pointed to a recently announced $27 million…
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