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Council tables request to add management fee for Fort King Tennis Center operator pending fuller financials

5969186 · October 21, 2025
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Council withdrew a prior vote and tabled action on a proposed amendment that would add a management services fee to the Fort King Tennis Center agreement, directing staff to collect additional financial records and audit information before reconsideration.

The Ocala City Council on Oct. 21 withdrew a motion and voted to table consideration of a second amendment to the Fort King Tennis Center management agreement that would add a monthly management services fee for the operator. Council members said they needed a clearer financial picture, including additional years of profit-and-loss data and transparency on payroll and other operating expenses, before approving taxpayer-supported payments to a private operator.

Julie Johnson,…

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