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Grand County staff recommend Grand Foundation field‑of‑interest for lodging tax community priorities; commissioners request more detail
Summary
County staff presented four administration options for newly authorized lodging tax community priorities funds and recommended using a Grand Foundation field‑of‑interest fund; commissioners asked for more detailed comparisons of Options 1 and 2 before deciding.
County Manager Moyer presented staff options for administering the lodging tax community priorities fund created by the recent ballot measure, laying out four models: (1) a Grand Foundation field‑of‑interest fund, (2) a lodging tax advisory committee modeled on OLRT, (3) BOCC direct administration, and (4) staff‑administered budget with reduced BOCC involvement. Staff recommended Option 1 and noted the Grand Foundation’s capacity to administer grants and provide a 3% administrative fee.
Moyer said staff would report back with a proposed program outline; Megan Levine of the Grand Foundation explained that a field‑of‑interest fund can grant to non‑501(c)(3) entities (unlike donor‑advised funds) and help broaden eligible recipients. Moyer summarized options and commissioners debated tradeoffs between oversight, administrative burden and flexibility. Commissioner Cimino and the commissioner elect Ed Regner voiced support for Option 1 while Commissioner George asked staff to gather more detail on how the Grand Foundation would operate the program before a final vote.
