HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-15 Allocating BN23-25 Transient Lodging Tax Funds to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival RESOLUTION NO. 2025-15
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING BN23-25 TRANSIENT LODGING TAX FUNDS TO
THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
RECITALS:
A. The City of Ashland imposes a 10%Transient Lodging Tax on temporary or sliort-terns
lodging within Ashland's city limits.
B. Sixty-nine and four one-thousandtlis percent(69.04%) of that tax revenue goes into the
City of Ashland's General Fund to support services and 30.96%is reinvested into
supporting and growing tourism per ORS 320.300.
C. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is the biggest driver of tourism in Ashland.
D. It is the desire of the City Council to provide Transient Lodging Tax funds to the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival for the purpose of increasing the number of visitors to the Festival,
and thus to Ashland.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. One hundred thousand dollars from the Tourism Fund BN23-25 budget will be
granted to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the purpose of tourism promotion.
SECTION 2. Tourist promotion is defined pursuant to ORS 320.300.
SECTION 3. This resolution is effective upon adoption.
This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this_ _day of
and takes effect upon signing by the Mayor.
Alissa kolodzinski, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this 5_day of 12025.
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Tonya Graliam, Mayor
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Jolian Pietila, City Attop y
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