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<br />Budget Notes <br />Paris Visitors and Convention Council <br />2003-04 <br /> <br />INCOME <br />Motel Tax: based upon the best estimate as of this date. If the income is less than expected, it will be <br />necessary to reduce the budget. <br /> <br />Interest Income: not calculated as interest rates are low. <br /> <br />Other income: from the sales of souvenirs, maps, etc. · <br /> <br />Tour de Paris: registration fees from the participants. <br /> <br />Visitors Guide: as publisher of the guide, collections from advertisers. <br /> <br />Reserve CD: to help pay the unexpected overages from the rehabilitation of the new Chamber facilities. <br /> <br />EXPENSES <br />1. Print advertising to promote Paris in general include: <br /> <br />Pre-print/TTIA Spring & Fall Editions <br />TxDOT (Texas Highways & <br />State Travel Guide) <br />Billboard (two year contract remaining) <br />ETTA <br /> <br />8700.00 <br /> <br />9,941.00 <br />6,000.00 <br />4,659.00 <br /> <br />TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,300 <br /> <br />2. Event Promotion Assistance is for events held locally to encourage out-of-town attendance. <br />TOT AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 <br /> <br />3. Visitor and convention promotion materials are so popular and well used in the solicitation and <br />servicing of groups. <br /> <br />TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,709 <br /> <br />4. Convention Promotion provides assistance to conventions held in Paris and the promotion of Paris to <br />groups for meetings such as the Chaparral Square Dance, TxDOT District Meetings, Texas State Coonhunters, <br />Antique Automobile Club of America. Upcoming meetings include the Lions District Convention, Texas <br />Council of Garden Clubs and a very heavy reunion season <br /> <br />TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 <br />