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Council directs staff to pursue community partners for Independence Days and to plan budget change for 2025–26
Summary
Following staff briefings, councilors asked staff to continue negotiations with the Independence Downtown Association and the Chamber of Commerce to transfer Independence Days operations from the city to a community organization; if transfer is confirmed staff will remove Independence Days from the 2025–26 city budget.
Councilors and staff discussed Independence Days operations during a broader budget work session Wednesday. City Manager West and other staff explained the event’s budget, the role of the downtown manager and the tourism and events fund (primarily supported by transient lodging tax revenue). Staff said the downtown manager position currently coordinates Independence Days and other events and that the downtown manager will depart later in 2025.
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