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Staff outlines 2025 Community Activities budget, sponsorship goals and event calendar
Summary
Staff presented the Community Activities budget for 2025, reviewed revenue sources (sponsorships, program fees, vendor fees), and confirmed event dates including Lunar New Year, tentative July 3 fireworks, concert series, and Newcastle Days on Sept. 6.
Amy (community activities staff) presented the Community Activities budget for 2025 at the Jan. 8 meeting, summarizing expense lines, connected revenue streams and planned events.
Amy said sponsorships generated $47,149 in 2024 and the commission is budgeted to aim for $50,000 in 2025. She described recreation program fees (Skyhawks camps and classes), which produced $6,659.90 in 2024 and are budgeted at a higher target for 2025, and noted exhibitor and vendor fees for events totaled $5,952 in 2024 with an expectation of higher revenue in 2025. "Sponsorship income doesn't happen without community activities expenditures," Amy told commissioners, explaining why staff monitor revenue and expense lines…
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