Town Council Reviews Special Events Fee Waiver

The Town Council reviewed their policy on special event fee waivers during their work session Monday night.

In 1996, the Town Council initiated a resolution that identified waived events for those who met the approved criteria. The town’s estimated fiscal impact was just over $9,000. As of 2012, that amount has climbed to $29,527.

Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Katie Trask recommended Monday night that the Town Council reevaluate the current resolution to see if updates were needed.

Vice Mayor Kevin Wright had asked if anything had triggered the request. Trask said no and that it was something long overdo.  

When the resolution was first passed sixteen years ago, there were fifteen events identified to receive a waiver, Trask said. Since then, there have been a number of changes that have affected the cost and scope of the events.

Several of the original annual events no longer exist and two have been added, she said.

Town Council member Kelly Burk said she thought the update was long overdo. “Sixteen years is a long time,” she said.

Other members of the Town Council agreed but said they had no interest in making the update a top priority. Trask said the point of Monday night’s presentation was only to provide an update on the special event waivers. The Special Events Subcommittee will clean it up, she said, before bringing it back to the Town Council’s attention.