A. Lodging Tax Proposal Review. Not less than 45 days before taking final action on any lodging tax proposals enumerated in this subsection, the Gig Harbor city council shall submit to the lodging tax advisory committee, for its review and comment, proposals regarding the following:

B. Report from the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Upon receiving a proposal from the Gig Harbor city council, the lodging tax advisory committee shall analyze the extent to which the proposal will accommodate activities for tourists, or increase tourism, and the extent to which the proposal will affect the long-range stability of the city fund created for the lodging tax revenues. The committee shall submit a written recommendation to the Gig Harbor city council within 45 days of receiving the proposal from the city council. The report shall be advisory to the Gig Harbor city council and shall not be binding upon the council. Failure of the committee to submit its report to the city council in a timely fashion prior to passage of the proposal shall not prevent the city council from acting on the proposal.

C. Tourism Promotion and Tourism-Related Facility Project Applications. The lodging tax advisory committee is authorized to perform initial review of applications for lodging tax funding and to make recommendations to the Gig Harbor city council regarding which projects the city should fund. If any expenditures will constitute an amendment to the city’s annual budget, the request shall be submitted to the lodging tax advisory committee prior to final approval by the city council. (Ord. 1423 § 7, 2019).