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Boys & Girls Club fundraiser approved for fee waiver; county keeps cleaning charge
Summary
Commissioners granted a fee waiver for the Boys & Girls Club to use the county community building for a January fundraiser, approving the waiver contingent on staff checks; the board said cleaning fees would still apply.
The Jennings County Board of Commissioners approved a request from the Boys & Girls Club to waive the community-building usage fee for a fundraiser planned in January, with the approval contingent on auditor verification.
Ryan Wheeler, representing the Boys & Girls Club, asked the board to waive the usage fee for a January 24 fundraiser intended to support the Jennings County program. County staff and commissioners discussed the building's finances and the board's previous direction to operate the facility more like a business because rental income has not covered expenses. Commissioners said they were generally sympathetic to nonprofit fundraisers while noting the building incurs electricity, water and cleaning costs.
Commissioners said a waiver of the usage fee could be granted if cleaning charges remained the responsibility of the renter. Staff said the standard cleaning fee is $75 and suggested reviewing the fee schedule in a future committee meeting; one commissioner urged raising the cleaning fee to better cover labor and supplies.
A motion to approve the fee waiver, contingent on the auditor's review and confirmation of details, was made, seconded and carried unanimously.
