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Belgrade senior center board weighs membership, meal and rental changes to offset city support
Summary
Advisory board and staff reviewed the senior center’s finances and proposed steps — including a two-tier membership, small meal price increases, event fundraising and trimmed mailing — to reduce reliance on city wages and discretionary Area 4 funds.
The Belgrade Senior Center advisory board met Jan. 13 and discussed a package of internal steps to raise revenue and reduce reliance on city support, including a proposed two-tier membership, modest changes to meal suggestions, higher facility rental rates and targeted fundraising events.
Board and staff members focused on measures the center can implement without new external grants. Senior Center manager (title used in transcript) told the board the center currently charges $20 per year for membership, receives roughly $90,000 from Area 4 for meals and related services, and recently received roughly $20,000 in an annuity plus several other year-end gifts that together she estimated “probably came close to $60,000” in additional donations.
The nut graf: the board is seeking ways to cover wages and operating costs the city now pays so the center can remain sustainable if discretionary federal or pandemic-era funds shrink. Staff described federal/discretionary funding risks and said Area 4 reimbursements could be affected if federal discretionary spending is reduced.
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