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Title 08
Chapter 08.03
Section 08.03.122
 

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.03 Admissions Tax

Section 08.03.122 Use of Tax Proceeds

  1. Beginning with fiscal year 2017, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, thirty-three percent (33%) of the City’s admission tax receipts from two years prior (referred to in this section as the “City contribution”) shall be disbursed to the Arts Commission on the following terms and conditions:

    1. One-half (50%) of the City contribution is to be budgeted by the Arts Commission for operational, administrative, and programmatic needs.

    2. One-half (50%) of the City contribution is to be disbursed by the Arts Commission each year in the form of grants, the process for which and recipients of which are to be determined by the Arts Commission in consultation with the Spokane Arts Fund.

By way of explanation, the City contribution made in fiscal year 2017 shall be 33% of the City’s 2015 admissions tax receipts, the City contribution made in fiscal year 2018 shall be 33% of the City’s 2016 admissions tax receipts, and so on.

  1. Beginning in third quarter of 2017 and annually thereafter, the Arts Commission shall report to the City Council concerning the Arts Commission’s use of the City contribution it received in the prior year.

  2. In the first quarter of 2018, the City Council shall review the effectiveness and implementation of this section, to determine whether to expand or reduce the funding levels described in this section.

Date Passed: Monday, March 14, 2016

Effective Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016

ORD C35372 Section 10