Vacancy Announced On Pinellas County Tourist Development Council

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Applications are being accepted for one position on the Tourist Development Council (TDC).

The TDC is an advisory council comprised of 12 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). The council makes recommendations to the BCC as to the effective use and expenditure of tourist development tax revenues. The BCC chair or another commissioner designated by the chair serves as the TDC chair. The remainder of the Council is made up of the following:

• Four members shall be elected municipal officials, including:

-one from the most populous municipality in the county;

-one from the municipality in which the greatest percentage of tourist development tax revenue is generated in the county;

-one from among the cities of Belleair Beach, Belleair Shores, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Madeira Beach, North Redington Beach, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island;

-and one from a city in the county that is not specifically named in this section.

• Seven members shall be persons who are involved in the tourist industry who have demonstrated an interest in tourist development, of which not less than three nor more than four members shall be owners or operators of motels, hotels, recreational vehicle parks, or other tourist accommodations in the county and subject to the bed tax.

The current vacancy is for a member from either the tourism-related category or hotel/motel category. The appointee will serve a term of four years beginning on his or her appointment date All members of the TDC shall be electors of the county. All will serve for staggered terms of four years. All must be registered to vote in Pinellas County.

Mandatory applications can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/boards and must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021. All materials submitted to Pinellas County government are subject to the public records law of the State of Florida.

For questions regarding the Tourist Development Council please contact Visit St. Pete-Clearwater President Steve Hayes at (727) 464-7213 or steve@VisitSPC.com.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.