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<br />Pal <br /> <br />PROPOSED BUDGET NOTES <br />Visitors and Convention <br />1997-98 <br /> <br />..lncil <br /> <br />The income from the Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax is based on the best estimate as <br />of this date. If the income is less than expected, it will be necessary to <br />reduce the budget. <br /> <br />The following is background information on each line item in the budget: <br /> <br />Line <br />Item <br /> <br />Information <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Print <br /> <br />Advertising to promote <br />NETTC Map <br />ETTA Vacation Guide <br />RRV Tourism Assoc. Ad <br />TTIA Insert <br />Romantic NE Texas <br /> <br />Paris in <br />$ 400 <br />3,616 <br />450 <br />3,982 <br />500 <br />TOTAL......................... .$ 8,948 <br /> <br />general include: <br /> <br />2. Event Promotion Assistance is for events held locally to encourage out- <br />of-town attendance. Promotions are usually approved by the events <br />funding sub-committee, however, sponsorship determination is approved <br />administratively which was approved by VCC in the 1993-94 year. <br />Regional newspaper advertising to promote events is also taken from this <br />line item. Current year's expenditures included: <br />Bonham Daily Favorite $ 210 <br />Hugo Heritage Rail Road 300 <br />Focus Magazine 1,717 <br />Garden Study Club 300 <br />Imagine Texas FAM Tour 151 <br />Aerofit TRYathalon 100 <br />Boys Club Golf Classic 325 <br />Paris Gymnastics Boosters 800 <br />Crimestoppers Rodeo 100 <br />Rainbow of Color Rodeo 100 <br />RRV Fair & Exposition 200 <br />Sub-total $ 4,303 <br />Proposed events include: <br />YWCA Grand Prix $ 2,500 <br />Excursion Train Transportation 1,500 <br />Focus Magazine 462 <br />Sub-total $ 4,462 <br />TOTAL........~ 8.765 <br /> <br />3. Visitor and convention promotional materials: <br />Photographer 264 <br />Rack Cards 394 <br />Litterbags 79 <br />Pens 115 <br />Extra maps from NETTC 140 <br />Chocolate Eiffel Towers 590 <br />Travel Counselor's Promo 50 <br />Paper cubes & pencils 1,955 <br />Excursion Train Brochures 228 <br />Sub-total $ 3,815 <br />An inventory is taken of materials in September and orders are placed to <br />refill depleted supplies. Every other year the line item is cleared due <br />to the expense of new city maps. An anticipated $6,000 will remain in; <br />this year's line item as no new maps are needed. <br />Sub-total $ 4,985 <br />TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ 8.800 <br />