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Board weighs charging county market rates for gym and field use; $10/hour may rise to $25
Summary
Board and administrators discussed modernizing the interlocal recreation agreement with Morgan County, including a proposal to raise the county's field/gym payment from $10 to $25 per hour to move toward market-rate charges and reduce subsidies.
Board members and Business Administrator Scott reviewed the interlocal recreation agreement with Morgan County and discussed facility-use pricing and responsibilities.
Scott recounted the history: the county had paid $10 per hour for field and court use, and the agreement has been updated to reflect long-standing practice and to clarify responsibilities. "I've proposed in here that we increase it to $25 an hour," Scott said, arguing that the district should receive comparable compensation to market rates the county charges outside parties.
Board members discussed practical and budgetary impacts of moving to a market approach and agreed the topic would be revisited, including at the Council of Governments (COG) meetings, and that the agreement is a living document to be reviewed annually. Members also noted some facility spaces used by the county (storage bays, non-heated rooms) differ from fully conditioned gym space, and recommended clarifying billing units and exact spaces covered before finalizing any rate change.
No final rate change was approved tonight; the board asked administrators to continue discussions with county partners and to place the item on future agendas for formal consideration.
