SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Tourist Development Council Funding Request for the HITS Ocala Holiday Series Hosted by HITS, LLC (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of up to $25,000)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Loretta Shaffer, Director Tourist Development
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Tourist Development Council (TDC) seeks funding approval for organizations that have festivals, events, or programs which support the TDC’s mission of growing the economy and accelerating prosperity in Marion County through effective destination sales and marketing. This funding contract is for the HITS Ocala Holiday Series hosted by HITS, LLC, to be held November 27-December 1, 2024, December 11-15, 2024, and December 18-22, 2024, at the HITS Post Time Farm. This event was recommended for funding by the TDC at their regularly scheduled meeting on September 26, 2024.
HITS Ocala Holiday Series $25,000
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of up to $25,000. Funding from CP155552-548101.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the Tourist Development Council funding request and authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the attached funding agreement.
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