Submitted by Thurston County Commissioners
The Board of Thurston County Commissioners is currently recruiting for four vacancies on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is charged with the responsibility of annually recommending to the Board of County Commissioners how to best use lodging tax revenues. The Committee is comprised of five board members who serve three year terms. By statute, one member must be an elected official of the county, two members must be representatives of businesses that collect the lodging tax in unincorporated Thurston County, and two members must be representatives involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging tax revenues in unincorporated Thurston County.
The Lodging Tax is an excise (sales) tax authorized by Chapter 67.28 RCW Public Stadium, Convention, Arts and Tourism Facilities. It is paid by people who stay overnight in a lodging establishment such as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast facility, or camp ground.
The Lodging Tax may be used to promote tourism events, locations, and activities for the purpose of attracting visitors to our area. Lodging tax revenue may also be used to pay for capital and/or operating costs for some tourism-related facilities, the operation of visitor/convention agencies, and the operation and marketing of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
If you are interested in serving on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, you may download the application at www.co.thurston.wa.us/bocc/boards.htm, contact Becca Pilcher by email, pilcher@co.thurston.wa.us or by phone, 360-786-5747. All applications must be received no later than 5pm Monday, May 5.
