1998-096-RES WHEREAS, PARIS VISITORS AND CONVENTION COUNCIL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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BUDGET NOTES f~~is Visitors and Convention Council 1998-99 The income from the Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax is based on the best estimate as of this date. If the income is less than expected, it will be necessary to reduce the budget. The following is background information on each line item in the budget: Line Item Information 1. Print Advertising to promote Paris in general include: NETTC Map $ 400 ETTA Vacation Guide 3,800 Group Tour Promotions 1,589 RRV Tourism Assoc. Ad 525 TTIA Insert 3,982 Retirement Promotion 4,704 TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 , 000 2. Event Promotion Assistance is for events held locally to encourage out- of-town attendance. Promotions are usually approved by the events funding sub-committee, however, sponsorship determination is approved administratively which was approved by VCC in the 1993-94 year. Regional newspaper advertising to promote events is also taken from this line item. Current year's expenditures included: Focus Magazine 1,571 Garden Study Club 150 Maxey House Event 51 Remote Controlled Airplane Runway 2,000 Crimestoppers Rodeo 100 Rainbow of Color Rodeo 125 RRV Fair & Exposition 200 RRV Honkers 160 Young Farmers 175 Paris Rodeo 75 Sub-total $ 4,781 Proposed events include: Excursion Train Transportation 2,720 Focus Magazine 924 Southern Gospel Music Convention 1,000 Girls Fast pitch Baseball Tournamentl,OOO Dixie Majors Tournament 2,000 Sub-total $ 7,644 TOTAL........$12,425 3. Visitor and convention promotional materials: Eiffel Tower Bottles 120 Postcards 1,319 Eiffel Tower Lapel pins 3,263 Name tags 168 Travel Counselors Promo 50 Photographer 119 Pens 525 Chocolate Eiffel Towers 384 Booth Reg. Travel Fair 275 Travel Counselor's Promo 50 Sub-total $ 6,273 An inventory is taken of materials in September and orders refill depleted supplies. Sub-total are placed to $ 8,527 TOTAL................ .$14,800