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Tunica County trustees table museum fee proposal after staff outlines revenue targets and staffing limits
Summary
County staff presented a proposed fee schedule for the Tunica Museum and Tunica RiverPark with a projected annual revenue target of $95,000; supervisors tabled the item to allow additional review of staffing and operations concerns.
Tunica County supervisors heard a presentation on proposed fee changes for the Tunica Museum and Tunica RiverPark and decided to table the item for further review.
A staff presenter told the board the package included a fee structure intended to generate approximately $95,000 annually (about $8,000 per month). The presenter described planned operational changes and partnerships intended to increase revenue and emphasized constraints from limited staff availability, saying the department was trying to avoid asking for additional staff while still hosting more events.
Board members pressed staff on revenue assumptions and asked how shortfalls would be handled; staff said if expected revenue targets were not met the county would need to cover shortfalls in the budget. Supervisors also discussed the operational burden of larger events on current staff and the trade-offs between maximizing bookings and avoiding staff burnout.
Given the outstanding questions about staffing, fee exceptions and how to manage larger events, the board voted to table the item to allow supervisors more time to review the materials and to permit follow-up conversations between staff and the county administrator. The board chair said the item would return at the next meeting for a possible vote.
