2.91.130 Duties – Recommendations.
The Pierce County Tourism Promotion Area Hotel Commission will advise the Pierce County Council on the operation of the TPA and the expenditure of Special Assessment revenues to fund tourism promotion within Pierce County.
The TPA Commission will annually adopt a business plan and provide recommendations to the Pierce County Council on proposed uses and projects of the TPA, and on modifications to the operations of the TPA that would be beneficial for the effective and efficient functioning of the TPA and to tourism promotion within Pierce County.
The TPA Commission will report to the Pierce County Council on the previous year's operations of the TPA and propose an annual budget for the following year on or before July 31st of each year, except in the first year after creation of the TPA the report on operations is not required and the budget shall be submitted as soon as practicable, provided no funds shall be expended prior to approval of the TPA budget by the Pierce County Council. The annual budget presented to Council for the TPA shall consist of:
A. A list of the lodging businesses subject to TPA Special Assessments and an estimate of the revenue to be received from all such lodging businesses; and
B. An auditable budget statement detailing all proposed TPA activities, programs, expenditures and revenues recommended by the TPA Commission to be funded from TPA Special Assessments and fund balances during the ensuing fiscal year.