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Council amends carnival and parade permit language to allow manager to waive fees for nonprofits
Summary
The City Council approved two related ordinances to amend carnival, circus and parade permit fees; the change allows the city manager to waive fees for nonprofit events and consolidates fee language found in two code sections.
The Streator City Council approved two ordinances amending municipal code sections that govern carnival, circus and parade permit fees, and clarified that the city manager may waive permit fees for nonprofit events.
Council discussed that the fee language appears in two places in the code and that the ordinances (listed on the agenda as Ordinance 20 25 to 18 and Ordinance 25 19) make related amendments. One council member said the council is not waiving permits generally but is granting the city manager authority to waive fees for nonprofits.
“I will mention I volunteer for Streeterfest,” one council member said while noting no conflict of interest; another council member confirmed that because the change gives discretion to the city manager it does not create a blanket waiver. A staff clarification noted the item had been discussed at previous meetings, including committee of the whole, and the council had reviewed the changes before the vote.
Council members moved and seconded the ordinances and recorded unanimous “aye” votes on both items. The meeting record does not show any change to the substance of permits beyond the fee-waiver authority; the council did not specify criteria, a fee schedule change, or a fiscal impact at the meeting.
