Lodging Tax Advisory Commission

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Fiscal Year 2023 Lodging Tax Funds Applications Coming in August

The City of College Place will be requesting proposals from parties interested in competing for estimated lodging tax funds available in the 2023 fiscal year. Lodging tax revenue under this chapter may be used directly by any municipality, or indirectly through a convention and visitors bureau or destination marketing organization for:
a.) Tourism marketing;
b.) The marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists;
c.) Supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by a municipality or a public facilities district created under chapters 35.57 and 36.100 RCW; or
d.) Supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations described under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) and 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(6) or the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.

Such proposals are to be submitted using the city provided form, which will be available here once ready, or by emailing the City Clerk at lneissl@cpwa.us after August 30th, 2022
Application Deadline: TBD received electronically at lneissl@cpwa.us.
Questions may be directed to Lisa Neissl, City Clerk at 509-394-8511.

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
The LTAC shall consist of one city council member who shall be the chair of the committee, two representatives of lodging businesses required to collect the tax, and two individuals representing possible recipient entities.

The LTAC shall meet to review proposals from parties interested in competing for estimated lodging tax funds available in the following year. The LTAC shall determine by majority vote which, if any, of the proposals to recommend to the city council for funding and in what individual amounts. Documents for the 2018 and future LTAC Meetings are available on Board Docs. Recordings of meetings are available at the City of College Place YouTube page under the LTAC playlist.
Documents for the 2017 LTAC Meetings are available here.

The current LTAC members are:

Position 1 Chair - Monica Boyle	City Council Member
Position 2 - Steve Owens	Columbia REA
Position 3 - Robert Hansen	Walla Walla Valley Wine/Visit Walla Walla
Position 4 - Kristen Taylor	Walla Walla University Guest Rooms
Position 5 - Dr. Cheris Current	Vacation Rental Property Owner

For additional information on the LTAC please contact City Clerk, Lisa Neissl.