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Tourism fund slides show hotel‑occupancy tax falloff vs. budget and short‑term rental revenue lag

5332826 · July 8, 2025
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Staff reported hotel‑occupancy tax revenue below the adopted FY25 budget, explained timing on new hotels and short‑term rental registration trends, and proposed several tourism‑fund staffing and arts‑center changes.

Staff told the council the tourism fund was tracking below the original FY25 budget by roughly 19% (a shortfall staff attributed to timing and short‑term‑rental registration patterns) and presented several proposed changes to tourism staffing and arts programming.

Revenue picture Staff said two new hotels came online later than projected and short‑term‑rental (STR) collections began several months…

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