IVCSD narrows community‑space refund rules, proposes petty‑cash cap

The Isla Vista Community Services District policy committee reviewed and refined rules for refunds on community‑space reservations and discussed establishing a petty‑cash fund to handle small cash transactions.

Maya, a staff member who presented the draft refund policy, said customers currently pay fees that offset about $35,000 a year in cleaning costs and that some events can cost “upwards of $400 to $500” for a full‑day rental. She presented a schedule under which cancellations made 14 or more calendar days before a reservation would receive a full refund if submitted in writing; cancellations within seven calendar days would receive 50 percent; and cancellations made fewer than seven days before an event generally would not be eligible for refunds except for “severe…