SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of Tourist Development Council Funding Request for Grandview World Nights, Inc. (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of up to $10,150)
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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 Grandview Fall Fun Draft Horse Show hosted by Grandview World Nights, Inc. to be held October 11-12, 2024, at the World Equestrian Center. This event was recommended for funding by the TDC at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 22, 2024.
Grandview Fall Fun Draft Horse Show $10,150
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of up to $10,150. 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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