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Commissioners are hoping Rowan will stay with the city for a long time, versus using the post as a stepping stone to a higher paying job Rowan assured them she was there to stay "I like it here," she said. "I plan on staying." There are plans in place to help train Rowan, including sessions with the auditor, in addition to her online classes. Officials still need to formally approve Rowan's promotion. After that, they will start to look for her replacement. Gaetz crafting plan to boost Visit Florida, restrict tourism councils By MATT DIXON, POLITICO Florida, 11/23 TALLAHASSEE — The House of Representative's tax committee is preparing to consider a plan that would rewrite how the state divides the money it generates from the 100 million tourists who visit Florida's beaches and theme parks each year. It would redirect the flow of tourist development taxes, which are collected in most counties on hotel and condo rentals. The money is used by counties to fund regional tourism promotion. Under a proposal being crafted by Rep Matt Gaetz, chairman of the House finance and tax committee, 20 percent of the money raised from tourist development taxes would become an annual revenue stream for Visit Florida, a nonprofit that serves as the state's public-private tourism marketing arm. It would give the organization an estimated $80 million dedicated revenue stream. Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, said he wants to provide a dedicated revenue stream to Visit Florida because tourism is a vital component of the state's overall economy. Visit Florida is a so-called direct support organization of the Department of Economic Opportunity, which is Gov. Rick Scott's top jobs agency. Direct support organizations are nonprofits established to carry out specific public tasks, in this case publicizing state tourism. Some members of the tax committee raised questions about the proposal, which is in its infancy There was support for funding Visit Florida, but concern about using the tourist development tax as the dedicated revenue stream. State Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, a Mount Dora Republican, said she though the tourist tax system is working efficiently. "If it is not broke, I don't necessarily know if we need to fix it," she said during last Thursday's committee meeting. "I do think that funding Visit Florida is very important." Under current law, the organization has to lobby the Legislature each year for funding because it does not have a dedicated source of revenue- Last year, as the House and Senate fought over the budget, 11 249'