Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Tourist Development Council

The TDC is an advisory council, per Florida Statute 125.0104, that makes recommendations to the Board for the effective operation of any special projects or for uses of the tourist development tax revenue. In addition, the TDC reviews expenditures of revenues from the tourist development trust fund to ensure they support the objectives of the Tourism Development Plan.
Chapter 125.0104(4)(e) Florida Statutes.
Leon County Code of Laws Chapter 11, Art. III, Sec. 11-48
County Resolution establishing the Council, No. 86-42 dated Oct. 20, 1986, amended by Resolution No. 02-02 dated Jan. 29, 2002, re-established by Resolution No. 23-35 adopted October 10, 2023.
Decision Making Committee
Members must be electors of the County. 

  • 3 - members shall be owners or operators of motels, hotels or other tourist accommodations in the County and subject to the Tourist Development Tax.
  • 3- members shall be persons who are involved in the tourist industry and who have demonstrated an interest in tourist development, but who are not owners or operators of motels, hotels or other tourist accommodations in the County and subject to the tax.
  • 1 - member shall be the Chairman of the Board or any other member of the Board as designated by the Chairman, who shall serve as vice chairman of the Council.
  • 2 - members shall be elected municipal officials (City Commissioners)
The council shall report to the Board of County Commissioners on a regular and periodic basis, but no less often than quarterly, describing all expenditures of revenues from the county tourist development trust fund and how such expenditures have supported the objectives of the plan.
9 total members, per Florida Statutes:
  • 3 - members shall be owners or operators of motels, hotels or other tourist accommodations in the County and subject to the Tourist Development Tax, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
  • 3- members shall be persons who are involved in the tourist industry and who have demonstrated an interest in tourist development, but who are not owners or operators of motels, hotels or other tourist accommodations in the County and subject to the tax, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
  • 1 - Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners (or designee) to serve as vice-chair of TDC
  • 2 - Elected Municipal Officials (City Commissioners)

Two nonvoting liaisons were added to the TDC by the BOCC on May 27, 2014, including:
  • The Executive Director of the Council on Culture and Arts (nonvoting liaison)
  • A representative from the Tallahassee Sports Council (nonvoting liaison) 
4-Year(s) Expiring October 31
Maximum Number of Terms: 3
Term limit of three full terms for the 6 Citizen Members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, per Policy No. 03-15.

Vacancies are filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

The TDC typically meets at 9:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of every other month, in the Leon County Commission Chambers, 5th floor, 301 S. Monroe Street.

Kerri Post, Director
Division of Tourism
918 Railroad Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32310
(850) 606-2310
Jonathan LaBarre, Sr. Operations Manager
Division of Tourism
(850) 606-2312




1 Johnson-Truitt, Emily 10/11/2022 1 10/11/2022 10/31/2025 Unexpired Term Hotelier Board of County Commissioners
2 Savage, Carolanne 04/12/2022 1 04/12/2022 10/31/2026 4 Year(s) Hotelier Board of County Commissioners
3 Brock, Joshua S 10/10/2023 1 11/01/2023 10/31/2027 4 Year(s) Hotelier Board of County Commissioners
4 Personette, Michelle Renee 05/10/2016 3 11/01/2020 10/31/2024 4 Year(s) tourist industry Board of County Commissioners
5 Thompson, Matt 10/13/2015 3 11/01/2023 10/31/2027 4 Year(s) tourist industry Board of County Commissioners
6 Daws, Russell S 04/12/2022 1 04/12/2022 10/31/2026 4 Year(s) tourist industry Board of County Commissioners
7 Proctor, Bill 12/15/2021 2 01/01/2024 12/31/2024 1 Year(s) BOCC Chairman or designee Carolyn D. Cummings
8 Williams-Cox, Dianne 01/22/2019 2 01/01/2021 12/31/2024 4 Year(s) City of Tallahassee Commissioner Board of County Commissioners
9 Richardson, Curtis 01/26/2021 1 01/26/2021 12/31/2024 4 Year(s) City of Tallahassee Commissioner Board of County Commissioners
10 Spehar, Kathleen 08/01/2019 1 08/01/2019 Unlimited nonvoting liaison - Executive Director of the Council on Culture and Arts Council on Culture & Arts
11 Heidecker, Amanda 12/01/2021 1 12/01/2021 Unlimited nonvoting liaison - Tallahassee Sports Council Rep Tallahassee Sports Council