Manatee County accepting applications for Tourist Development Council

MANATEE COUNTY — Manatee County is seeking qualified applicants to fill four openings for its nine-member Tourist Development Council. The TDC makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners concerning the effective operation of the projects set forth in the Tourist Development Plan and the uses for which Tourist Development Tax revenues may be expended.

Eligible candidates must be either Owners/Operators or General Managers of motels, hotels, recreational vehicle parks, or other short-term lodging establishments located within Manatee County and subject to the county’s 6% resort tax. Each appointment will serve a four-year term.

All applicants must be registered voters in Manatee County. 

Applications are due by June 30, 2025, and may be found online at www.mymanatee.org/advisory_boards

The Tourist Development Council meets on the third Monday (occasionally the second Monday), every other month at 9:00 or 9:30 a.m. at varying locations throughout Manatee County.

For more information, interested applicants should contact Leanne Keeling at the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at Leanne.Keeling@BACVB.com or by calling (941) 729-9177 ext. 3944.