2003-06-09 HOT Committee Minutes
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3 Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee Meeting
4 June 9, 2003
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6 After determining that a quorum was present, the Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee convened
7 into an Open Meeting on Monday June 9, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Work Session
8 Room, City of Denton City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas.
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10 PRESENT: Mayor Euline Brock, Council Members Bob Montgomery and Raymond Redmon
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12 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
13 Mike Conduff, City Manager
14 Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager of Fiscal and Municipal Services
15 Jerry Drake, Senior Assistant Attorney/Litigation Chief
16 Diana Ortiz, Director Fiscal Operations
17 Lee Ann Bunselmeyer, Treasury & Tax Manager
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19 AGENDA ITEM 1: RECEIVE AND DISCUSS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE
20 TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WORKSHOP
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22 Council Member Montgomery summarized the information obtained from Bennett Sandlin,
23 Legislative Attorney for Texas Municipal League (TML) during the TML Hotel Occupancy Tax
24 Workshop.
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26 AGENDA ITEM 2: RECEIVE A REPORT; HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND GIVE STAFF
27 DIRECTION REGARDING THE 2004 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM
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29 Mayor Brock led the Committee through part of the current Hotel Occupancy Tax Guidelines.
30 Sections I IV were discussed with minor revisions. Due to time constraints, the Committee
31 decided to complete the discussion and revision of the program guidelines at a future date.
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33 AGENDA ITEM 3: OTHER BUSINESS- CONSIDER PROGRAM YEAR 2003 BUDGET
34 AMENDMENT FOR THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.
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36 Kathy stated that the Convention and Visitors Bureau amended budget was to allocate
37 $26,603.75 of unused funds from program year 2002 to program year 2003 and that there was no
38 fiscal impact on the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund budget. Council Member Montgomery
39 approved the amendment and recommended the item be forwarded for City Council approval.
40 Mayor Brock seconded the motion.
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42 A Hotel Occupancy Tax committee meeting was scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2003 to
43 continue discussions regarding the Program Year 2004 Hotel Occupancy Tax Program.
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45 Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.