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LTAC flags Coastal Interpretive Center reimbursements after director resigns; committee cites RCW limits
Summary
LTAC members discussed that the Coastal Interpretive Center (CIC) repeatedly requested reimbursement for items outside approved LTAC categories and asked CIC leaders to review RCW 67.28.1816 and Ocean Shores Resolution 838 as guides for allowable expenses.
Chair Denise told the LTAC committee she met with Coastal Interpretive Center leaders after the CIC's executive director resigned and reviewed the statutory and local rules that govern lodging tax funding.
"I reviewed the RCW, which I have here. That's our RCW 67 28 18 16," Denise said, explaining that LTAC follows state statute and Ocean Shores Resolution 838 and funds only categories permitted under those documents. Denise said the CIC had requested more money than LTAC allocated and sought reimbursement for items the committee concluded were not eligible under LTAC rules.
Nicole and committee members explained that past practices (including previously less-restricted disbursements) have changed: LTAC now examines reimbursement categories closely and will only reimburse approved line items. Committee members asked staff to clarify which CIC requests fit LTAC categories and to help CIC prepare future requests that align with statute and the city's resolution.
