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I 18703. I EXHIBIT "A" . STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HAYS CONTRACT FOR SERVICES KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the City of San Marcos, Texas, a Municipal Corporation, existing by and under the laws of the State of Texas, acting by and through its Mayor, Frank T. Arredondo, and the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce enter into this agreement pursuant to the terms and pro- visions of Chapter 26, Article II of the Code of Ordinances for the City of San Marcos, Texas. WITNESSETH I. The City of San Marcos has enacted by ordinance a Hotel Room Occupancy Tax to be levied upon the occupancy of any room furnished by any hotel within such City. Pursuant to Section 26-21, flUse of Proceeds,fI the City does hereby agree to allocate funds from the revenue of said tax to the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce. The allo- cation of funds to said Chamber is hereby agreed to be ninety percent (90%) of the gross of all funds collected from the Hotel Room Occupancy Tax. Furthermore, it is expressly agreed that the Chamber shall be entitled to operating and administrative expenses not exceeding fifteen I percent (15%) of the total allocation of such funds collected fr'om the Hotel Room Occupancy Tax to be received by said Chamber. II. I The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce does hereby agree to expend said funds for the uses of proceeds set out in Section 26-21 of the ordinance, including advertising for general promotional and tourist advertising of the City and its vicinity, and conducting a solicita- tion and operating program to attract conventions and visitors -to the City. The Chamber of Commerce further agrees to submit a semi-annual budget to said City requesting funds available from the revenue of said tax. Such budget presentations shall include a report of acti- vities and expenditures from previously allocated funds. III. It is hereby agreed that a tourist development committee shall be formed to serve as an advisory committee to said Chamber and no funds allocated from said tax shall be expended without the advice and con- sent of said committee. The membership of the committee is agreed to be five (5) persons who shall serve for the duration of this agree- ment. It is specifically agreed between the parties hereto that two (2) members shall be appointed by the City Council of said City, and two (2) members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of said Chamber. The fifth member shall be selected by the four (4) appointees I The City Manager of said City and the Manager of said Chamber shall be ex-officio members of the Committee. IV. I It is hereby further agreed that a subcommittee for the arts of the tourist development committee shall be formed to serve as an ad- visory committee to the Chamber on the expenditure of funds to be allocated under Section 26-21(a), 26-21(f) and 26-21(g) of the ordi- nance. The membership of the sub-committee is agreed to be composed of three (3) persons who shall serve for the term of this agreement, with two (2) of said members to be appointed by the City Council, and one (1) member by the Board of Directors of the Chamber. V. The City Council specifically stipulates and the Chamber hereby agrees that no less than Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) of the annual Hotel Room Occupancy Tax must be allocated to those use:, of proceeds s~t out in Sections 26-21(a), 26-21(f), and 26-21(g) of the Ordinance.