Thursday, September 12, 2019

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Staff Liaison Tim Dutter, About Economic Development Manager Established in 1998, this committee oversees Email the City's share of lodging tax. Members Currently, hotels, motels, and bed-and- Patricia Hagar, Visit Issaquah breakfast inns collect the City's 1 percent share Wendy Floyd, Marriott Hotel of the tax to pay all or any part of the cost of Will Parkinson, Hilton Garden Inn tourism promotion, acquisition of tourism- Hamilton McCulloh, Greater Issaquah related facilities or the operation of tourism- Chamber of Commerce related facilities. Stacy Goodman, Councilmember Membership Under state law, the committee's members consist of members from businesses that collect the tax, members involved in activities Meetings eligible for lodging tax revenue, and an elected Meetings are scheduled as City official, who leads the committee. necessary.

Expense Category Budget Budget 2019 Difference ($) Difference (%) Notes Advertising, Marketing $ 80,000.00 $ 65,000.00 $ 15,000.00 19% Recruitment of Events

Is being recommended to fill the Chamber’s seat on the Lodging Tax Advisory Council. Hamilton McCullough held the seat until recently when he left Green Rubino to go with another Seattle based marketing agency that is not a member of the Greater Issaquah Chamber.