Issue - meetings

To consider and endorse, or make recommendations to the Leader of the Council, on the proposed decision to extend the visitor economy services contract with Visit Kent at its present level for a further 24 months to March 2020 - £280,000 per annum plus the £30,000 per annum to provide staffing support for the development of Visit Kent projects funded by other organisations.

David Smith (Director of Economic Development) was in attendance for this item.

1. Mr Smith introduced the report which set out Kent County Council’s contract with Visit Kent that commenced in April 2014. The terms set out within the contract would allow for an extension of up to 36 months to March 2020.  In order to help ensure that Visit Kent achieved maximum benefit for the county from major tourism events that were due to take place in Kent during 2019 and 2020, the recommendation presented to the Committee sought Members’ approval to extend the Visitor Economy contract up to March 2020.

1. RESOLVED that the Cabinet Committee endorsed the proposed decision of the Leader of the Council, to extend the visitor economy services contract with Visit Kent at its present level for a further 24 months to March 2020- £280,000 per annum plus the £30,000 per annum to provide staffing support for the development of Visit Kent projects funded by other organisations.