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Council approves $1.21 million reset to golf concessionaire operating expense for 2024–28
Summary
Pocatello City Council approved a one‑time contract adjustment resetting the allowable operating expense for the ForGolf concessionaire to $1,213,327 for the 2024 season; the adjustment will reset the baseline for the 2024–2028 contract period, and the parks director recommended the correction.
The Pocatello City Council on Thursday approved a one‑time contract adjustment that reestablishes the allowable operating expense for the city’s golf concessionaire at $1,213,327 for the 2024 season and resets the baseline for the 2024–2028 contract period.
ForGolf General Manager Greg Albright told the council revenues are up—he cited roughly 13% growth year‑over‑year—but costs and wages also rose. Albright said the concessionaire recently hired a golf professional at an annual wage of about $81,000 and converted a maintenance employee to year‑round work to retain mechanical expertise. “By then, wages in that have gone up over time. And now to bring him on board at a wage of about $81,000,” Albright said, describing labor and equipment‑maintenance pressures as drivers of the requested adjustment.
Parks and Recreation Director Anne Butler said the city department does not want to run golf operations itself and supported correcting the allowable operating expenditure so the contractor has a stable baseline for the next five years. “The one thing that has to happen today in my recommendation is that allowable expense does need corrected,” Butler said.
Council members asked whether the contract’s CPI adjustments would keep costs sustainable going forward and whether the council should expect a similar request next year. Albright said the concessionaire expects the newly established baseline, combined with future CPI adjustments in the contract, will be adequate if market conditions remain stable. Council Member Mangum moved to approve the contract adjustment and authorize the mayor’s signature on documents subject to legal review; Council Member Cheatham seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote.
The adjustment resets the contract’s allowable operating expense for the remainder of the 2024–2028 contract period and permits the contractor to account for sustained wage and maintenance costs; the council did not add additional conditions in the meeting record.
