FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS UPDATE
RIOC PRESIDENT STEVE SHANE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING MY FIRST POST QUESTIONING THE NEED TO CHARGE $18 TO VIEW THE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT SOUTHPOINT PARK. MR. SHANE PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION IN A PDF FILE WHICH I WAS NOT ABLE TO DIRECTLY UPLOAD YET TO THE BLOG SO I TRANSCRIBED INFORMATION MYSELF. ANY MISTAKE IN TRANSCRIBING THE NUMBERS IS MINE AND WILL BE CORRECTED IF NECESSARY.
RIOC JULY 4, 2007 BUDGET
BOARD APPROVED BUDGET:80,000
DAY OF EVENT RIOC STAFF COSTS $12,576.58
TRANSPORTATION SOFT COSTS $11,243.00
OTHER THAN PERSONAL SERVICES (OPTS)
PUBLIC WORKS* $41,625.00
FOOD AND BEVERAGES $8,870.12
OTHER $4,298.61
TOTAL OTPS + STAFF +
TRANSPORTATION COSTS $78,613.31
TOTAL REVENUE: $77,102.00
*CHAIRS, TOILETS, SIGNAGE, TICKET CHECKERS, CLEANUP CREW, ENTERTAINMENT (FACE PAINTERS, JUGGLERS, MIMES, BAND)
ALTHOUGH IT IS APPRECIATED THAT RIOC PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION, IT STILL DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY THESE COSTS HAVE TO BE MET THROUGH PAID ADMISSIONS WHEN OTHER SIMILAR PUBLIC VENUES DO NOT CHARGE FEES TO VIEW THE FIREWORKS. IF ADDITIONAL REVENUE IS NEEDED WHY NOT TRY TO LICENSE SEVERAL CONCESSIONAIRES TO PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER SERVICES AND HAVE THE CONCESSIONAIRES PAY A LICENSE FEE FOR THAT RIGHT?
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