HomeMy WebLinkAboutTDA Executive Board Meeting May 21 2025
NEW HANOVER COUNTY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
May 21, 2025
PRESENT: Lynn Barbee- Vice-Chairman
Zach Brigman- Secretary
Kim Hufham – President/CEO
Tom Ullring- Chairman
Eric Credle– NHC Chief Finance Officer
Nicole Jones- Past President
STAFF: Kim Little- Admin. Services Manager/Recording Secretary
Linda Brothers-Senior Financial Analyst, NHC
NHC TDA Board Chairman Tom Ullring called the Executive Committee Meeting
to order at 3pm via WebEx conference call.
ITEM I: APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES: - Tom
Ullring
\[Motion made by Lynn Barbee, seconded by Zach Brigman and
unanimously accepted to approve the March 24, 2025, Executive
Committee minutes.\]
ITEM II: PROPOSED 2025/2026 TDA Budget- Kim Hufham
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Overall 1 3 % budget – Revenue projections were down 0.35% - Expenses were
flat compared to last FY.
Salaries & Benefits – up 5.73%
o 2.5% cost of living increase
o 1.5% merit pool
o Adding Community engagement/development Manager position (per
Master Plan)
The Tourism Master plan revealed a need for intentional and
additional community engagement. CVB/s are becoming
increasingly engaged with their communities, creating a need for
dedicated staff members whose responsibilities are to form those
partnerships with the destination. A detailed job description is
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being developed and will be presented at the TDA meeting on May
28, 2025. Duties will include:
Workforce Development
Advocacy
Community-wide initiatives meetings
Manage the Destination Expert training course
Coordinate National Travel & Tourism Week
Organize a CVB orientation Fair
Fund Balance Requests – TOTAL Request - $415,00
o Out of State Marketing – $275,000 –(Total of $ 1 million w/beaches
contribution)
o Airport Marketing - $125,000
o CB Visitor Center: $15,000
Solution for more permanent structure/location
Cost to be shared with town of Carolina Beach
Continue with ILM partnership - $125,000
Host Cycle NC Fall ride – final event - $25,000
Consensus to present the FY25/26 TDA Budget in the amount of $12,627,896.00 to
the NHC TDA full Board at the May Meeting.
ITEM III: OLD/ NEW BUSINESS- Tom Ullring
ITEM IV: ADJOURNMENT- Tom Ullring
As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30pm.
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Kim Hufham, President/CEO Zach Brigman, Secretary
Budget Hearing on June 11, 2025, at the NHC Government Center at 5pm.
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