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Tourism & Special Events

Wendy Har tnett
Special Events Manager

The Tourism Fund allows for events and programs that focus on attracting visitors to Bedford, many of which fall under the
umbrella of cultural arts. The Cultural Arts Manager oversees all cultural arts events, programming, and public art projects,
as well as serves as the staff liaison for the Cultural Arts Advisory Board. The City’s signature festival is also supported by the
Tourism Fund and is overseen by the Special Events Manager. Finally, this fund also provides maintenance for the historic
Old Bedford School.The source of funding for this account is a percentage of revenue generated from hotel/motel tax.

Expenditures Summary
Funding for the Cultural Arts program was moved to an independent division and moved under the operational oversight of
the City Manager's Of ce.

B1,127,100 -$23,098
(-2.01% vs. prior year)

Special Events Proposed and Historical Budget vs. Actual

$1.75M

$1.5M

$1.25M

$1M

$750K

$500K

$250K

$0
FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Actual Budgeted Over Budget

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