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Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings Announces Appointees to 2026 Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force
Orange County, FL – Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings today announced the members of the Comité Asesor para Ciudadanos sobre el Impuesto al Desarrollo Turístico (IDT). Charged with making funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and the Tourist Development Council in accordance with Estatuto de Florida 125.0104, the task force will be co-chaired by former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin and Lift Orlando President Eddy Moratin.
The task force includes the following members:
- Sergio Alvarez, Orange County Representative, District 5
- Rishi Bagga, Orange County Representative, District 4
- Andre Berry, Orange County Representative, District 2
- Kimberly Buchheit, City of Apopka
- Chip Byers, Orange County Representative, District 1
- Tom Callan, Orange County Representative, District 3
- Pete Clarke, Ciudad de Belle Isle
- Eric Clinton, United Here Local 362
- Tina Demostene, City of Edgewood
- Joe Dunn, Orange County Representative, District 1
- Sarah Elbadri, Orange County Representative, District 6
- Doug Gomber, City of Ocoee
- Vance Guthrie, City of Maitland
- Adrienne Jackson, Town of Eatonville
- Thomas Lin, Asian American Chamber of Commerce
- Christopher Maier, OEP Representative
- Ed McKinney, City of Winter Garden
- David Mink, The Pride Chamber
- Christine Moore, Former Orange County Commissioner, Orange County Representative, District 2
- Chris Mueller, Cámara de Comercio del Área Vacacional de I-Drive
- Arnaldo Oliveras, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Tico Perez, Orange County Representative, District 3
- Michael Poole, City of Winter Park
- Fred Robinson, Consejo Asesor de Veteranos del Alcalde del Condado de Orange
- Michael Santos, Orange County Representative, District 4
- Paul Shelton, African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida
- Robert Smith, Pueblo de Windermere
- Steve Stanford, Town of Oakland
- Sam Stark, Orange County Representative, District 6
- Jill Vaughan, City of Orlando
- Ella Wood, Orange County Representative, District 5
The first task force meeting is set for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers at the Orange County Administration Building. Subsequent meetings will take place at the Orange County Innovation Center, located at 7149 W. Colonial Drive. The task force is expected to complete its work by August 2026.
To view meeting dates and learn more about the Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force, please visit www.ocfl.net/TDT.
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