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Cherokee County TDA approves budget tweak, drone footage contract, website redesign and Art Walk funding
Summary
At its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting, the Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority approved a $4,600 budget revision for tax audits, a $400/month drone footage agreement, a $9,200 website redesign contract and $5,000 for the 2025 Art Walk; all recorded motions were seconded and the approvals are noted in the minutes.
The Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority approved a series of administrative measures at its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting at the Murphy Visitor Center.
Cal Stiles, a committee member, moved to approve a budget revision increasing the line item described as “use of balance to professional services” by $4,600 to cover tax-audit services; the motion was seconded by Sandra Daley, the chair, and was recorded as unanimously approved in the transcript. The additional funds are designated for professional services related to tax audits.
Cal Stiles moved to contract monthly drone footage from Ralph Robinson at $400 per month to support tourism marketing; Steve Dickey seconded the motion, and the transcript records it as unanimously approved. The motion identifies Ralph Robinson by name as the provider; the transcript does not list Robinson’s business affiliation.
Steve Dickey moved to approve a website redesign for visitccnc.com through Digital Creations for a maximum contract amount of $9,200, with a 50% deposit due up front and the remaining 50% due upon completion. Sandra Daley seconded the motion; the motion was unanimously approved according to the meeting record.
Cal Stiles moved to allocate $5,000 to support 2025 Art Walk events; Steve Dickey seconded the motion and the transcript records unanimous approval. Board members framed this as support for local events and tourism promotion.
Earlier in the meeting, members recorded motions to approve the Jan. 13 agenda and the Dec. 9 meeting minutes (moves by Cal Stiles and Steve Dickey, respectively, with seconds noted). The transcript lists the motions and seconds but does not explicitly record the vote outcomes for those two procedural items in the segments provided.
Sandra Daley moved to adjourn; Cal Stiles seconded the motion and the meeting was closed. The minutes include placeholders for the clerk’s signature; the minutes show an approval date of Feb. 10, 2025 but the clerk signature line is blank in the transcript.
The actions taken at this meeting focus on marketing and administrative support for Cherokee County tourism activities.
