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RES 2020-05 Adopted 0 0 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-05 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FUNDING All RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF REVENUES FROM THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX YEAR 2017-2018 WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta receives state accommodations tax funding from the state of South Carolina; and WHEREAS, the City receives more than fifty thousand dollars in state accommodations taxes and pursuant to Section 64-25 Code of Laws of South Carolina, formed a local advisory committee consisting of seven members via Resolution 2019-32; and WHEREAS, Section 64-10(4) provides, in part, that the funds received by a municipality collecting more than fifty thousand dollars from the state accommodations tax must allocate the remaining balance, 65% plus earned interest, to the special fund to use for tourism related expenditures; and WHEREAS, the local accommodations tax advisory committee received four applications for funding for accommodations tax year 2017-2018; and WHEREAS,the funding for accommodations tax year 2017-2018 to be allocated to applicants totals$23,462.75; and WHEREAS,the local accommodations tax advisory committee met and reviewed the applications, spoke with applicants and voted to recommend the following funding allocations for Council's consideration: Organiutton Project Project -Amount Amount Recommended Cat o Name Requested by Committee Aiken County/Ashley Havird Tourism- Ad in Rowing $1,377 $1,377 Related News Events Ma ume FWB Fund Inc/Lisa Taylor Tourism- Spring $20,000 $15,439.31 Related Concert Events Am hitheater Arts&Heritage/Mary Ann Tourism- Arts& $1,500 $1,500 Bigger Related Heritage Rack Events Cards NAPRT/Rick Meyer Tourism- Amphitheater $10,000 ---§-5,14644 Related Grand Eventsenin TOTAL $32,877 $23,462.75 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council for the City of North Augusta, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof that funding be allocated as recommended by the local accommodations tax advisory committee and that the funding source be the Accommodations Tax Fund for tax year 2017-2018. 0 0 DONE,RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCI OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS -1:rd DAY O FEBRUARY, 2020. z400ff—� Robert A. Pettit, Mayor ATTEST: "46�O&gpuab' Sharon Lamar, City Clerk