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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the Killeen Arts Commission grant recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025.
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DATE: August 20, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Judith Tangalin, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Killeen Arts Commission FY 2025 Grant Recommendations
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
One of the primary duties carried out by the Arts Commission involves providing recommendations to the City Council concerning the allocation of funds from the Hotel Occupancy Tax. These funds are specifically designated for supporting arts-related grants. The utilization of municipal hotel occupancy taxes is governed by Texas Tax Code Chapter 351. As outlined in Section 351.101, there are two key criteria that must be fulfilled in order to utilize revenue from municipal hotel occupancy taxes: 1) the expenditures should contribute to the advancement of tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and 2) the expenditures should fall within one of the nine predefined categories mandated by statute. Notably, the encouragement, promotion, enhancement, and advancement of the arts constitute one of these nine categories. Additionally, Section 351.103(c) sets a limit on the proportion of hotel occupancy tax revenue that can be allocated to the arts, capping it at 15% of the total revenue collected from hotel occupancy taxes.
On June 14, 2024, a session of the Killeen Arts Commission took place. In this gathering, a total of eight (8) applicants put forth their grant. The proposed events, put forth by these applicants, underwent assessment by the Arts Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations that were revised and adopted by the City Council on September 27, 2022. Only seven (7) of the eight (8) applicants met the requirements.
Upon City Council's approval of the recommended grant awards, contracts will be formulated and signed with the chosen grant recipients, with the designated commencement date set for October 1, 2024. T...
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