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Commissioners adopt updated tourism ordinance allowing limited county tourism capital allocation
Summary
County adopts Ordinance 0413261 updating tourism language: up to 0.25% of the county's 1% local option revenue may be used for tourism-related capital projects for certain cities; portion of the ordinance takes effect July 1 under state law changes.
Hamilton County commissioners adopted an updated tourism ordinance, Ordinance 0413261, that revises how a portion of the county's local option revenue can be allocated to tourism capital projects.
Staff explained the ordinance updates that up to 0.25% of the county's 1% may be used for tourism-related capital projects for cities not covered by the county's existing 3% distribution. Commissioner Alman, whose amendment language is incorporated, said the ordinance also adjusts appointment rules for the county tourism board so that 15 members remain but 10 are appointed by the commissioners while other appointing authorities fill the remainder. "The legislation that prompted this ordinance goes live July 1 of this year," staff said, and portions of the ordinance tied to that state change will be effective on July 1; other portions take effect on execution.
Commissioners passed the ordinance on first reading and then adopted it during the same meeting. The board discussed allowing smaller municipalities to request up to a quarter percentage point of the county's 1% and noted requests will be discretionary and must comply with state statute qualifying requirements.
The ordinance consolidates previous separate tourism tax ordinances into a single document and clarifies administrative procedures and appointment structures for the tourism board.
