2003-06-24 HOT Committee Minutes
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3 Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee Meeting
4 June 24, 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 24, 2003, at 1:00 p.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 and Council Member Bob Montgomery
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12 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
13 Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager of Fiscal and Municipal Services
14 Diana Ortiz, Director Fiscal Operations
15 Lee Ann Bunselmeyer, Treasury & Tax Manager
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17 AGENDA ITEM 1: REVIEW AND APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE JUNE 16, 2003
18 MEETING.
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20 Council Member Montgomery moved to accept the minutes and Mayor Brock seconded the
21 motion. Minutes were approved as written.
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23 AGENDA ITEM 2: CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION
24 REGARDING THE 2004 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM.
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26 Mayor Brock provided an open forum to discuss the guideline changes with the stakeholders.
27 Mayor Brock reviewed the changes recommended by the Internal Auditors. The stakeholders
28 expressed their concerns regarding the revised guidelines. Herbert Holl, Executive Director of
29 the Greater Arts Council, presented the committee with a model for the guidelines, which would
30 allow more flexibility to the recipients. Due to the absence of the Senior Assistant Attorney,
31 Council Member Montgomery requested a meeting with himself and staff to develop a program
32 that allowed flexibility to the recipients, but maintained adherence to the tax code.
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34 AGENDA ITEM 3: OTHER BUSINESS.
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36 None.
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38 Meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.