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Council receives audit overview of city‑partnered events; debate over Mega Moon Festival MOU continues
Summary
City staff presented a voluntary, preliminary audit of several city‑partnered events (2022–2024). The council received the report, members questioned payroll and expense figures for the Moon Festival and a motion to pause city resource use for the Mega Moon Festival until an MOU was approved failed.
City staff on Aug. 5 presented a preliminary overview and voluntary financial summaries for city‑partnered events from 2022 through 2024, including the Easter Eggstravaganza, Cartoberfest, the Children’s Christmas Parade and the Mega Moon Festival. The council voted to receive the presentation and discussed next steps for memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and financial transparency.
Staff said the review covered events for which the city had either an MOU or a facility‑use agreement and that participation by nonprofit partners in supplying financial detail was voluntary. The presentation noted that some partners supplied payroll and non‑payroll expense data; others had not yet responded to staff requests.
Payroll and donations: Finance data presented for the Mega Moon Festival showed city payroll costs of about $13,124 in 2023 and about $64,900 for 2024, figures staff said were compiled from departmental time sheets and other records. Staff emphasized those numbers are…
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