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Morris ticket surcharge revised to meet new FTC pricing rules; fee converted to per-ticket amount
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the Morris Performing Arts Center ticket-surcharge structure to comply with forthcoming Federal Trade Commission rules: the city will eliminate a $5 per-transaction fee and increase the per-ticket surcharge from $3.50 to $4.75.
The Common Council approved an amendment to the Morris Performing Arts Center ticket surcharge that converts a per-transaction fee into a per-ticket fee so the venue’s ticketing display complies with new Federal Trade Commission pricing rules that take effect May 12.
City Attorney Jenna Throw said the ticketing vendor had updated most aspects of the Morris’s online checkout to comply with the FTC requirements but the existing $5 per-transaction fee could not be presented as part of an all-in per-ticket price during selection. To preserve equivalent revenue while complying with the rules, staff proposed eliminating the $5 per-transaction fee and increasing the per-ticket fee from $3.50 to $4.75. Amber Schisler, director of ticketing and strategy for the Morris, told the council the change was necessary to avoid potential fines under the new FTC regulations and that most ticketing changes had already been applied by the vendor.
The council voted to send the bill forward with a favorable recommendation; the bill passed on third reading by a roll call of nine ayes.
