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File #: 2025-21231   
Type: Committee Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/5/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 11/18/2025 Final action:
Title: Tourist Development Council - Request to Appoint One (1) Full Collector Member to an Unexpired Term Ending February 2026
Attachments: 1. 11 18 25 TDC Ballot - Collector, 2. - Cone Jr, Douglas_TDC Application_08.20.25, 3. - Thacker, Sarah_TDC Application_09.26.25, 4. - Larkin, Rich_TDC Application_10.03.25, 5. - Rutschow, Suzie_TDC Application_10.14.25, 6. - Cress, Donna_TDC Application_10.24.25, 7. - Holt, Kelli_TDC Application_10.29.25

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Tourist Development Council - Request to Appoint One (1) Full Collector Member to an Unexpired Term Ending February 2026

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Gennifer Medina, Executive Assistant

Commission Office

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

The Tourist Development Council currently has one (1) vacancy for a full Collector Member following the recent resignation of an incumbent. The appointee must be an owner or operator of lodging subject to the Tourist Development Tax. Six (6) eligible applications were received during the advertisement period:

 

                     Douglas P. Cone, Jr. - Owner of Downtown Hotel

                     Sarah Thacker - Sr. Director of Sales - WEC

                     Rich Larkin - Area Vice President - Hilton

                     Suzie Rutschow - Dual General Manager/Director of Sales - Marriott

                     Donna Cress, Chief People & Culture Officer - HDG Legacy

                     Kelli Holt, Director of Sales and Marketing - Equus Inn

 

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

None

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to appoint one applicant as full collector member, to serve an unexpired term ending February 2026.

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