182.07 ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

   Without limiting the use of this bed or lodging tax funds, the revenues generated by this tax can and shall be used for any lawful service or capital expenditure through the general fund or capital fund authorized by the city of Dover and, without limiting the application of this provision, may also be used as follows:

   (a)   For the promotion of the City of Dover, tourism, and local facilities, including but not limited to, local museums, historic sites, preservation of historic properties, or appurtenances thereto, the downtown of the City of Dover, Dover's historic districts and historic corridors, displays or advertisements of an artistic, aesthetic, or historic nature that enhances any of these functions or activities in Section 182.07; or

   (b)   The borders of the City for beautification, signage or the provision of information concerning the available facilities and areas of interest in the City, tourist orientated business; or

   (c)   Beautification or improvement of public property, improvement of park grounds, bike paths;

   (d)   The Dover Erie Canal, any hiking paths, and any park area associated with that district; or

   (e)   To enhance the shoreline of the Tuscarawas River and any of its tributaries or parks or recreational facilities associated therewith; or

   (f)   Special events and any cultural arts, and community organization activities as approved by the administration of the City of Dover or the City Council; or

   (g)   Advertisement of the City and City attractions, including but not limited to the Reeves Museum, Warther's Carvings, festivals held within the City, any organization with a 501(c)(3) designation or its equivalent under Title 26 of the United States Code.

   (h)   Economic development within the City of Dover, any Joint Economic District approved or created by Dover City Council.

   Economic development may be defined as the retention of existing jobs, or businesses; the creation of new jobs, or businesses; the creation of capital investment through construction of new, or renovation of existing buildings, and the purchase of machinery. These initiatives may be accomplished through retail development, industrial development and tourism promotion. It is intended, however, the funds will be awarded for new projects, and not for existing operations or

personnel.

   In addition, applications must include a description of their organizational structure and a financial statement for the organization's current year budget. Applications for multi-year funding must include a year-by-year breakdown of funds requested. Applications for multi-year

funding and applications for renewal of single-year funding will be reviewed on an annual basis

to determine if such funding is achieving the desired result, and should thus be continued; or

   (i)   Improvements to the infrastructure of the City of Dover or to enhance the extension of services or utilities to the City, its businesses or residents or to enhance the extension of those services and utilities to foster economic development that will benefit the City directly or indirectly, or annexations or mergers to the City of Dover.

   (j)   For any significant capital improvement to the Dover facility or grounds of a Dover charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic, or 501 (c)(3) organizations that provides needed public services to residents of Dover. Without limiting the general application of this clause, it shall include non-profit community organizations or other groups that provide similar services. If this clause is used, it will be in conjunction with other charitable organizations or Title 26 USC 501 (c) and 501 (c)(3) organizations. Funds shall not be permitted to be expended for any items of routine maintenance or operational expenses.

      (Ord. 53-22. Passed 10-17-22.)

   182.071 REQUESTS FOR FUNDS; APPROVAL PROCEDURE.

   (a)   To enhance the use of these funds, any group or organization that believes that the

use of these funds will fulfill the purposes enumerated under Section 182.07 by that organization, shall submit a request by hand delivery, mail or email to the mayor or his executive assistant, the ARB Board, or the Revolving Loan Fund Review Board or the Economic Development Review Council.

   (b)   For requests under Section 182.07 (a) through (g) and (j), the request shall be forwarded to the Dover Architectural Review Board (ARB). The ARB board shall review the request and make a recommendation to Dover City Council to approve, disapprove or approve the request as amended by the ARB board. Unless, the administration determines and recommends to council that a higher limit should be approved, the maximum that can be recommended under subsections (a), (b), (f), (g), or (j) of Section 182.07 shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per year or five percent (5%) of the prior year's revenues from the bed tax, whichever is lower. The ARB board can recommend, and Council may approve continuing expenditures (until otherwise overruled or amended by subsequent Council action) for requests under subsections (a),(f), (g), and (j) of Section 182.07. Each application though subject to the limitations stated above shall have an exact dollar figure approved.

   (c)   For requests under Sections 187.02 (h) and (i), the request shall be forwarded to the Dover Revolving Loan Fund Review Board or the Dover Economic Development Review Council, as appointed by the Mayor. Those boards may recommend approval, disapproval or approval of a request as amended by these boards to Dover City Council.

   (d)   Upon Council's receipt of the recommendations from these boards, Council shall act on said recommendations through its customary committee assignment procedure as directed by the Council President and then by a vote on a resolution to approve the request as submitted or as amended by Council. The vote of Council with the Mayor's approval shall be sufficient to authorize these expenditures as requested, recommended or as amended by Council or its committee.

   (e)   Council may also approve the use of these funds for projects that may enhance the development of the City for projects that improve the infrastructure of the City; and

   (f)   Absent these procedures, these funds may be expended through the general services or capital expenditures by Council as otherwise authorized by law.

(Ord. 53-22. Passed 10-17-22.)