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Town council approves three‑year DMO contract with Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber, adds reporting and transparency requirements
Summary
Council approved a three‑year contract (with up to two years’ renewal) naming the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber as the town’s destination marketing organization and added reporting, accounting and public‑presentation requirements; a motion to strike a clause allowing the DMO to request additional ATAX grants failed.
The Town Council on Dec. 18 approved a resolution authorizing execution of a contract with the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce to serve as the town’s designated destination marketing organization (DMO). Assistant Town Manager Angie Stone told council state law requires naming a DMO to receive and oversee a portion of transient‑occupancy (accommodation) tax revenue and described the selection process and contract negotiations.
Stone said the Chamber was…
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