Title
Consideration - Consideration of Championship Basketball, Inc. Reimbursement Request of FY 2021-2022 Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Funds in the Amount of $10,000
Requested Action
Defer to City Council the consideration of Championship Basketball, Inc’s reimbursement request.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas approve this request for $5,000.00
Description/History
For FY 2021-2022, $10,000 were allocated in Hotel/Motel funds to the Championship Basketball, Inc. for the 64th Annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament, a 3-day high school holiday basketball tournament held between December 28-30, 2021. The applicant projected that there would be 80-90 overnight rooms used during the event with 60% of the rooms being paid for by the applicant.
On May 12, 2022, a reimbursement for request was received from the event sponsors. Upon review, it was determined that the reimbursement request could not be approved by staff as it was submitted more than 45 days following the date of the event.
Justification
Championship Basketball, Inc. was awarded $6,000 for the FY 2020-2021, however the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. For FY 2021-2022, they were awarded $10,000 in hotel/motel fund allocation. As part of the application process, applicants are required to attend a meeting that details the application and reimbursement processes with all of the required deadlines. The due date for the reimbursement request was February 14, 2022. The request was submitted on May 12, 2022 or 87 days late.
Funding Source
FY 2021-2022 Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Funds
Prepared By
Troy Lestina, Chief Financial Officer
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