Walton County Tourist Development Council Application

The Walton County Tourism Department will be seeking applicants for the following opening on the Tourist Development Council. Note: This seat will fill the remainder of a term that opened due to resignation.

 

  • Seat 8 - A person who is involved in the tourism industry and has demonstrated an interest in tourism development but is not the owner or operator of a tourist accommodation(s) in Walton County that is subject to the Tourist Development Tax. Tourism Preference shall be given to applicants who are actively engaged in a tourism-related industry by evidence of the ownership or operation of a business within Walton County that serves tourists. This term shall serve through December 2026; and subsequent appointments shall be for four (4) year terms commencing thereafter.

Applications for the council can be completed using the online form below OR by downloading a hard copy to turn into the Walton County Tourism Visitor Center, located at 25777 U.S. Hwy. 331 South in Santa Rosa Beach.

 

TDC Application (Word): www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/userfiles/TDC_Application_2024.docx

TDC Application (PDF): www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/userfiles/TDC_Application_2024.pdf

TDC Guidelines: www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/userfiles/TDC_Guidelines_2024.pdf

TDC Member Code of Conduct: www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/userfiles/TDC_Member_Code-of-Conduct_2024.pdf

 

The application period will be open from Dec. 20, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025. Applications will not be accepted after this time. For more information, please contact Administrative Support Specialist Dana McDowell at Dana@WCFLTourism.com or (850) 267-1216.


It is with the help of community-minded people that the Walton County Tourism Department has been successful in its role as the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) of Walton County.

 

Tourist Development Council members must act with the best interest of tourism success in Walton County and uphold the direction of the statute as his/her sole charge. This includes oversight of expenditures to ensure they are in line with the statute.

 

The TDC shall continuously review expenditures of revenues from the tourist development trust fund and shall receive, at least quarterly, expenditure reports from the Walton County Board of County Commissioners or its designee. Expenditures which the TDC believes to be unauthorized shall be reported to the BCC and the Department of Revenue. The BCC and the tourism department shall review the findings of the council and take appropriate administrative or judicial action to ensure compliance with this section.