Lodging Tax Committee

Lodging Tax documents 2023:

  1. Traffic Control Fee Schedule 2022 (pdf)
  2. Cover Letter for Grant Applications 8.2022
  3. 2023 Lodging Tax Grant Application
  4. 2023 Applicant Proposed Budget

Meetings

  • Info coming soon

Members

  • Council Rep, Liz Ellis
  • Dani Bacon
  • Bobbi McCracken
  • Lodging Rep, Jackie Elsos
  • Lodging Rep, Lisa Blanchard

LTAC Meeting AGENDA for 11.29.2022

  • Meeting Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Aberdeen City Hall or via Zoom (hybrid)
  • Join Zoom Meeting  
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    • Meeting ID: 835 0767 8696  Passcode: 817016
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  • Overview

The Lodging Tax Committee is made up of at least five members appointed by the Mayor. The chair of the Committee is the Chair of the City of Aberdeen Finance Committee, two of the members have to collect the tax (i.e. hotel owners, etc.) and two members are recipients of the fund.

Attracting Visitors & Encouraging Tourism

This fund was created for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquisition, construction, or operating of stadium facilities, convention center facilities, performing arts center facilities and/or visual arts center facilities, or to pay or secure the payment of all or any portion of general obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued for such purpose or purposes under this chapter or to pay for advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting visitors and encouraging tourist expansion.

Lodging Tax Fund Application

All applicants will be required to provide the following documentation in order to be eligible for grant funds:

  • All organizations that are awarded funding will be required to submit an end-of-the-year financial report detailing all income received from your event/project and all expenses associated with your event and /or project
  • At least 25% matching funds
  • A copy of the organization's board members, including addresses and phone numbers
  • How the project will benefit the City of Aberdeen, specifically tourism projects that relate to overnight stays in the City of Aberdeen's Hotels and Motels
  • The organization's need for future project operation and/or maintenance
  • The organization's project schedule
  • Past involvement in similar projects