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Isanti weighs city role, budget and labor limits for Illuminate Isanti event
Summary
City staff proposed three options for running the Illuminate Isanti holiday event, presenting a $15,929 minimum operating cost (not including staff time) and recommending a public-works labor cap; staff will bring a draft agreement to the June 3 council meeting.
City staff presented three options for coordinating Illuminate Isanti and asked the Isanti City Council to decide how much the city should continue to support the event during a Committee of the Whole meeting.
City staff outlined a city-led coordination option that would assign the parks and events coordinator to work with volunteers, have public works set up and take down the nine large displays, and provide basic infrastructure support. "It looks like for including advertising, Santa Claus for 8 days, sound equipment, replacement cords, display replacements ... the portable restrooms ... trash, as well as the software ... the total of $15,929. And this doesn't include staff time," City staff said. Staff also described two alternatives: cancel the event for one year to allow volunteer organizers time to form a 501(c)(3) and prepare, or have the city set up only the large displays this year while volunteers run the…
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