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Finance committee reviews proposed guest‑tax split for parks, Visit Norman and arts groups
Summary
Staff proposed returning to a traditional guest‑tax split to fund parks capital and Visit Norman marketing; Visit Norman's FY27 projection is about $2.4 million and staff outlined how 'other support' and emergency capital actions are budgeted.
The Finance Committee reviewed a staff proposal to revert the city’s guest‑tax distribution to a 50/25/25 split to fund parks capital, Visit Norman marketing and arts organizations.
Mr. Olsen, presenting Item 2, said staff will seek contracts with Visit Norman and the Norman Art Council to formalize allocations. "What staff is recommending is that we go back to our traditional split, where it was before… a 50 25 25 split," Mr. Olsen said, adding that Visit…
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