Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development public meetings in 2024
9 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
HVTED Board
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board approved the minutes from November 4, 2024, and held a public hearing on the 2025 budget. The 2025 budget will reduce the Transient Room Tax allocation by $500,000 and use excess funds from 2024, with cuts to marketing and capital maintenance. The board also discussed tourism updates, Heber City Square development, and a job fair.
- 2025 budget public hearing approved; TRT allocation reduced by $500,000
- Excess $400,000 from 2024 budget split between 2025 and 2026 ($200,000 each)
- Marketing budget cut by $45,000; Capital Ex/Maintenance cut by $92,000
- Soldier Hollow $100,000 contribution cannot be cut; board to seek county help
- Scott Phillips requested a firm financing plan for the art center
HVTED Board
The HVTED Board will meet on December 9, 2024, at 3:30 PM at 475 N Main, Heber City. The agenda includes a public hearing on the 2025 budget, review of financials, tourism and economic development updates, and board reports. The board will also discuss the 2025 meeting schedule.
- Public hearing on 2025 budget
- Review of finances and check detail/audit by Ben Probst
- Tourism update including PR update and UVU Wasatch presentation
- Heber City Square review and video review
- Board reports from Heber City, Midway City, Wasatch County, and others
HVTED Board
The HVTED Board approved a preliminary 2025 budget based on a $178k fund balance rollover from 2024, without a proposed $70k one-time addition from TRCC. They also discussed a check fraud incident that forced the closure of the business bank account and a move to Zions Bank, and considered hiring a seventh team member in a marketing role. Additionally, a $200k Rural County Grant was awarded for 2025, and the Heber City Square review was postponed.
- Approved preliminary 2025 budget using $178k fund balance rollover, rejecting a proposed $70k one-time TRCC addition
- Check fraud: intercepted payment fraudulently cashed in Florida; closing business bank account, opening new account at Zions Bank
- Discussed hiring a seventh team member (marketing role) for 2025
- Awarded $200k Rural County Grant (applied in 2024, awarded in 2025)
- Heber City Square review pushed to next meeting
HVTED Board
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board is meeting to review financial reports and a preliminary budget. The board will also discuss tourism indicators and economic development updates, including the Heber City Square.
- Approval of September 9, 2024 minutes
- Preliminary budget review
- Heber City Square review
- Rural County Grants award update
- Review of tourism indicators and public relations
HVTED Board
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board will review financial reports and a preliminary budget. The meeting includes updates on tourism indicators, public relations, and awarded Rural County Grants.
- Review of finances and check detail
- Preliminary budget review
- Report on awarded Rural County Grants
- Tourism indicators and public relations update
HVTED Board
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board will review financial reports and tourism indicators. The board is scheduled to discuss rural county grants and the organization of the County Admin Building.
- Review of finances and check detail
- Discussion of Rural County Grants
- Discussion regarding the County Admin Building
- Public relations and tourism indicator updates
HVTED Board
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board will review financial reports and tourism indicators. The board is scheduled to discuss 2025 goal setting, an economic development video, and destination development for Heber City and Midway.
- 2025 goal setting
- Economic development video discussion
- Destination development discussions for Heber City and Midway
- County Admin Building discussion
- Review of finances and check detail
HVTED Board
The HVTED Board approved July meeting minutes and financials, noting positive Chamber revenues and an operations deficit due to new purchases. They discussed a possible use for the county sewer pond to fund a new disposal system, reviewed a proposed economic development video script, and recommended committing to space in the new County Administration Building to address office growth.
- Approved check to Love Communications for summer marketing
- Tourism indicators: 273 visitors, 42K event attendees, $187,528 TRT increase
- County sewer pond discussion: find a use to fund a new disposal system
- Economic development video: 2-minute script to promote unity and positivity
- Recommend committing to space in new County Administration Building and decide later on current visitor center
HVTED Board
The HVTED Board will review financial reports and tourism indicators during this meeting. Members will also discuss economic development goal setting for 2025 and destination development in Heber City and Midway.
- Approval of June 10, 2024 minutes
- Review of finances and check detail
- Tourism indicators update
- 2025 economic development goal setting
- Destination development discussions for Heber City and Midway