The Cannon Falls Area Schools board approved revisions to the community use of school facilities and equipment rental agreement that consolidate affiliation categories, adjust rental fees and raise custodial rates.
Rita, who presented the item, said the district removed the previous Class 2a (Cannon Falls-affiliated nonprofits) and Class 2b (nonprofit) distinction and now places "anybody affiliated with Cannon Falls" in a single Class 2; users without Cannon Falls affiliation will be Class 3. She said the revision simplifies the categories and explains recent rental-market choices: two groups — an AAU basketball organizer (for-profit) and a for-profit craft-show vendor — declined to rent at the new rates and instead went elsewhere.
Rita also described increases to indoor facility and gym rates and said the custodial hourly clean-up rate was raised and added to the schedule. She noted the performing-arts center fee reverted to amounts the district had charged two years prior for some nonaffiliated users when a group that had booked early paid the higher rate.
Action and rationale: The board approved the revised rental agreement and fee schedule to balance community access with appropriate compensation for custodial work, supplies and facility wear, and to simplify the classification system for users.
What this means for users: District-affiliated groups retain a cheaper classification than unaffiliated groups, but some for-profit users have already taken local business elsewhere because they declined the new fee levels.
Next steps: Facilities and activities staff will implement the new schedule and monitor bookings going forward.