§ 58-92. Appropriation, grant and funding contract procedures.

(a)

Any person requesting the receipt of funds generated by the provisions of this article shall submit an application in such form as may be prescribed by the county director of finance and approved by the hotel and amusement tax subcommittee of the finance committee of the county commission. Such form shall include, without limitation, all information required by general state law relating to the appropriation of funds for the financial aid of any charitable or civic organization. Prior to the consideration of any applications submitted pursuant to this section, the application shall be reviewed by the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist as to form, substance, and compliance with the provisions of this article. The county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist shall recommend that the commission either approve or deny the application. After recommendation by the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist, the application shall be reviewed by the county director of finance and the county law director as to form, substance, and compliance with the provisions of this article. In reporting on all applications received and reviewed during the preparation of the annual budget of the county, the director of finance shall prepare and submit for review a fiscal note describing the total funding requirements of all applications recommended for approval by the county executive including therewith the recommendation of the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist along with anticipated revenues available for such funding. Additionally, any applications filed with the director of finance other than during the preparation of the annual budget for the county shall be presented for review as provided by this section, accompanied by a fiscal note describing the impact upon available and anticipated revenues generated pursuant to this article, as well as an accounting of the cumulative impact upon such available or anticipated revenues of the funds generated pursuant to this article.

(b)

Upon completion of the review by the director of finance and the county law director of any application for funding pursuant to the provisions of this article, the application, recommendations, and other review prepared by the county director of finance shall be forwarded to a subcommittee of the finance committee of the county commission, hereby denominated the hotel and amusement tax subcommittee. Such subcommittee shall prepare its recommendations for action on the application to the finance committee for its review and recommendation for action by the county commission. No request for funding pursuant to this article shall be considered by the county commission without the review, reports, and recommendations mandated herein.

(c)

Any application submitted pursuant to the provisions of this article which request or necessitate the use of property under the direction or control of the county board of education shall require the approval of the county board of education prior to its consideration by the county commission.

(d)

Notice of all county commission or hotel and amusement tax subcommittee meetings involving an application for funding pursuant to this article shall be furnished to the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist not less than ten days preceding such meeting.

(Ord. No. O-91-11-101, §§ 1—4, 1-27-92; Ord. No. O-02-6-102, § 4, 7-22-02)