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Council approves convention and visitor bureau recommendations for FY26 funding
Summary
Le Mars City Council approved the Convention and Visitor Bureau Advisory Board recommendations for FY26 project funding; city staff said hotel‑motel tax receipts total about $200,000 annually.
The Le Mars City Council approved the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) Advisory Board’s recommendations for fiscal year 2026 project funding during the meeting. Administration recommended approval and indicated the funding follows annual appropriations tied to hotel‑motel sales tax revenue.
The motion to approve the CVB advisory board recommendations passed on a voice vote. City staff said the hotel‑motel tax generates roughly $200,000 a year for the city; some of that revenue is allocated to justice‑system costs, staff said. A council member asked where the hotel‑motel fund would sit after the distribution; staff answered that the fund balance would be approximately $200,000 (as reported in the discussion).
The cover letter and funding list were attached to the council packet. The recorded dollar amount read aloud in the meeting was “$31.05”; the transcript suggests that figure may be truncated in the record and the packet should be consulted for the exact project‑by‑project dollar amounts.
