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Council waives large-assembly fee for Magnus event but keeps fireworks permit charge amid staffing concerns
Summary
Council agreed to waive the large-assembly permit fee for a Sept. 7 Magnus event but declined to waive the fireworks permit fee; council discussion focused on public-safety staffing, mandatory overtime and cumulative event costs.
The Dayton City Council on Aug. 12 approved waiving the large-assembly permit fee for a Magnus friends-and-family event on Sept. 7, but retained the separate fireworks permit fee and discussed operational costs and staffing implications.
Staff summarized Magnus’s request to waive permits and said the total permit fees were about $160. Council members, including several with public-safety backgrounds, questioned…
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