Trinity County supervisors delay tourism grants, schedule presentation from digital marketing agency

Trinity County supervisors voted to delay awarding any of a $70,000 tourism set-aside and to schedule a presentation by a digital marketing firm at the boards next meeting.

Supervisor Lutweiler, who presented the ad hoc committees review, said the panel received nine applications and used a combined-rating process but found the proposals often lacked the detail needed to make an informed funding decision. "We tried to have a good template, but the ways in which those questions were answered just didn't leave enough information to feel like we were making good informed decisions about how we use county funds," Lutweiler said (00:03:35).

The committee recommended inviting 2 6 Digital, a tourism-focused digital agency, to make a presentation at the next meeting and asked the ad hoc to hold one-on-one follow-ups with local applicant organizations. "The recommendation is, basically to put that digital agency on the agenda... and also for us to have that additional time to go back and work…