The City of Prince Albert is moving forward with plans to establish new guidelines for its Destination Marketing Levy Fund.
The fund draws roughly $300,000 annually from a levy placed on local hotels, with the money then being distributed to local groups organizing large-scale cultural or sporting events.
“It’s a good opportunity for us to get some more events here,” Prince Albert city manager Jim Toye said. “Some of these (organizations) haven’t been hosting for a few years because some of them did get something from the previous destination levy.”
On Tuesday, Toye made a presentation to the five-member Destination Marketing Levy Advisory committee about the new direction. He said they’re looking to implement a similar model used by the City of Brandon, with a few small changes to the formula.
Among them are new rules around application guidelines, which are designed to decrease delays and streamline the process.
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