SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Tourist Development Council Funding Request for Ocala Comic Con, LLC (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of up to $4,200 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)
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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 Ocala Comic Con hosted by Ocala Comic Con, LLC. to be held September 21-22, 2024 at World Equestrian Center. This event was recommended for funding by the TDC at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 22, 2024.
Ocala Comic Con $4,200
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of up to $4,200.00 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget. 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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