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Broken Arrow approves $100,000 film incentive pilot to attract productions
Summary
The city approved a Visit Broken Arrow film incentive pilot program with up to $100,000 in incentives, including rebates for local spending, hotel room nights and storage; officials said the program aims to spur local economic activity and showcase the city.
The Broken Arrow City Council approved a Visit Broken Arrow film incentive pilot program with up to $100,000 in funding, city officials said Tuesday.
On the City Council Rewind program, Vice Mayor Johnny Parks and Aaron McCullough described the incentive as a tool to attract film and production companies to the city and to stimulate local spending. McCullough said the city will offer a range of rebates as part of the pilot.
McCullough outlined the program's mechanics, saying there will be a 10% rebate on qualifying local spending during filming projects, rebates tied to several hotel room nights, and up to a 20% rebate on storage used in Broken Arrow. He said Broken Arrow is the fifth city in Oklahoma to establish a film incentive program and that only Oklahoma City offers a larger program; McCullough cited Oklahoma City's $3 million incentive for comparison.
City officials described the funding cap and rebate structure but did not provide details in the transcript about eligibility criteria, application procedures, how rebates will be administered or which city department will manage the pilot. Officials also did not provide a formal vote tally or record of the motion in the program summary.
