Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

Meetings

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meets as needed, typically four times each year.

Click here for the Most Recent Meeting Agenda.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is an advisory group that makes recommendations to the City Council on activities and/or facilities to be funded by lodging excise tax revenues. The committee has representatives who serve on behalf of activities funded by the lodging excise tax and also representatives who serve on behalf of those who collect the lodging excise tax.

Members serve in a volunteer capacity and shall be residents of the city and representatives of businesses within the city.

2025 LTAC Workplan and Procedures Resolution

Click here for the City Council approved LTAC guidance resolution

LTAC Application

Click here to apply for a position on the Committee

Lodging Tax Fund

Port Angeles’s Lodging Tax Fund is the primary source of City funding for activities, operations, and expenditures designed to increase tourism. The City does not make any multi-year commitments for tourism promotion services. However, service providers are not limited or prohibited from making annual requests of the same nature or subsequent phase.

Click here for the 2024 Visit Port Angeles Marketing Report

Click here for more information on applying for annual LTAX funding 

Click here to submit your JLARC form

Members

Member Position Term
Kate Dexter-Chair Council Rep 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2027
Kara Anderson Tax Collector 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2028
Sara Olsen Tax Collector 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2027
VACANT Tax Recipient 3/1/2026-2/28/2028
Sam Grello Tax Recipient 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2027
David Mattern Member-at-Large 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2027
John Hughes Member-at-Large 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2028

To Apply:

Make a difference in your community; apply to volunteer as a member for a City advisory group! If you are interested in serving on a board, committee, or commission, please submit an online application.

View Online Application: https://cityofpa-formsdev.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms/23555    

A kiosk is available at City Hall for application submission; please contact the City Clerk if this service is needed, or stop by City Hall between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Please note: Many of our advisory positions require the applicant to be a City of Port Angeles resident. Please review eligibility requirements prior to submitting your application. The application contains a link to eligibility requirements for each board, commission and committee. To view these independently of the application, please see Section 2 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code (click here). 

Please contact the City Clerks office for application deadlines.