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Board reviews 2025 SEA budget allocations, including Dakota Riptide debt service and PlayEasy subscription
Summary
Staff summarized 2025 Sports and Events Authority expenses: $150,000 designated for SEA, a $30,000 Dakota Riptide debt-service installment and a $4,009.95 PlayEasy annual subscription, bringing identified 2025 expenses to $184,995 so far.
Staff reviewed initial line items for the 2025 Sports and Events Authority budget: a board-designated $150,000 allocation for SEA; the second installment of Dakota Riptide debt service of $30,000; and the PlayEasy annual subscription of $4,009.95. The presenter said those items total $184,995 in identified 2025 expenses to date.
Board staff explained that an outstanding SEA balance of $31,640 from 2024 will be shown as an "other sources" line item and that final 2024 bills remain to be processed; staff said the 2024 figures will not be final until February. The presenter also noted that the SEA fund reserves are designated and that supplemental appropriations will be used to move funds as needed.
No formal budget adoption occurred at this meeting; staff said the board must meet between May and July to submit a 2026 budget request but otherwise may meet at the call of the board. Board members discussed meeting frequency and agreed to plan for a March update in order to continue progress on ongoing items.
