Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Contracts topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves contracts for movie series, marketing, PR and ballroom repairs
Summary
The Lerner board authorized a free movie series contract with the Elkhart County CVB, purchased a chamber mailing list for $400, approved a $4,500 media partnership and a monthly PR arrangement, and authorized ballroom repairs within the approved $25,000 city budget (transcript includes inconsistent vendor/bid figures).
The Lerner Governing Board on Jan. 14 approved a set of contracts intended to support 2026 programming, marketing and facility repairs.
Carl Thompson asked the board to authorize contracts with Swank Motion Pictures and Criterion Pictures USA to enable a three-title, family-friendly free movie series co-sponsored by the Elkhart County CVB; the board approved execution of the contract. The board also authorized purchase of the Greater Elkhart Chamber's commercial mailing list (just under 1,000 business contacts) for $400 to support group-sales outreach.
The board approved a 2026 media partnership agreement with Great News Life at a total cost of $4,500, to be paid quarterly, and approved continuing public-relations support through SKPR. Transcript discussion indicates the combined city+Lerner PR arrangement totals $6,500 per month, with the Lerner's portion described as $1,500 per month; the board approved the arrangement.
Finally, the board authorized repairs to the Crystal Ballroom. Staff referenced a vendor identified in the packet as Ideal Coatings LLC and elsewhere as Bridal Coatings and presented the estimate as being well within the City of Elkhart's 2025 budgeted $25,000 for ballroom repairs. The meeting record contains two different specific amounts in the spoken record ($15,006.93 and $15,693.49); the board approved the invoice and execution of the agreement.
All contract and purchase approvals were made by motion and voice vote without recorded opposition. The board did not attach additional conditions beyond authorizing execution of the listed agreements.
