Board approves $500,000 TOT contribution for Penn Valley community center

A presenter requested $500,000 in transient occupancy tax funds to support infrastructure for a Penn Valley community center and to strengthen the project's capacity to secure grants and private contributions. The presenter said the county endorsement would "really assist us in showing that the county supports the project, and it will really further our fundraising efforts tremendously."

Board members asked procedural and fiscal questions about the source and history of the earmarked TOT funds. Erin Matler, deputy county executive officer and chief fiscal officer, said the TOT revenues flow into the general fund and identified roughly $3,500,000 in a board priority assignment that holds previously committed TOT funding; she confirmed the requested $500,000 would come from that balance and noted TOT revenue had grown from about $500,000 annually pre‑COVID to roughly $1,400,000 in the last year. After public comment and brief discussion, a board member moved the contribution and the board approved via roll call (unanimous).