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Orange County adopts amendment to Visit Orlando agreement after comptroller audit; auditors say $10.4M reclassified to public accounts
Summary
After months of audit work and negotiations, the County Commission approved a third amendment clarifying how Visit Orlando classifies tourist development tax (TDT) revenues, requires overhead allocation and shortens fund‑carryforward rules. Comptroller Diamond praised reclassification of roughly $10.4 million to publicly disclosed TDT accounts.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 approved a third amendment to the county’s 2019 tourist promotion agreement with Visit Orlando, a measure county officials said clarifies how Visit Orlando must classify and report tourist development tax (TDT) revenues and strengthens accountability after a comptroller audit.
The amendment, adopted on a 5‑to‑2 roll‑call vote, requires Visit Orlando to reclassify revenues that industry and county staff determined were previously sitting in private accounts, adopt a standardized overhead cost‑allocation method, provide clearer work plans and monthly TDT disbursements, and offers a 45‑day cure period before broader remedies. Comptroller…
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