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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
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FWB Fund Inc/Lisa Taylor Tourism- Spring $20,000 $15,439.31
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Arts&Heritage/Mary Ann Tourism- Arts& $1,500 $1,500
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NAPRT/Rick Meyer Tourism- Amphitheater $10,000 ---§-5,14644
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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.
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DONE,RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCI
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS -1:rd DAY O
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Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
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Sharon Lamar, City Clerk