| The council did not have time to fully discuss this item at the meeting
on July 20. The meeting time expired as council was attempting to discuss
"shoulder season" at the request of Kate Jackson.
Earlier this year, a sub-committee of the council was formed to review the
transient occupancy tax and the distribution of funds through the Economic
and Cultural Development Grant process. In addition, due to changes at a
state level, the committee also reviewed the distribution of TOT funds for
tourism related activities, which included allocations to the Visitor and
Convention Bureau (VCB) and expressed interest in creating a contract with
the Ashland Chamber of Commerce that elaborated on the City's expectation's
of the Chamber.
In past years, the contract between the City of Ashland and the Chamber of
Commerce was generic and did not clarify the city's expectations of the Chamber
as grant recipients.
This agreement identifies the overall objectives of the city, the accountability
and reporting requirements of the chamber to the council and the general
provisions that appear on contracts with all grant recipients.
The Agreement for Services, without the edits of [CH] and [KJ] has
been reviewed and reflects input from the TOT committee, the Chamber Director
and Executive Board, the Chamber's Attorney, the City Administrator, the
City Attorney and the Finance Director. |
