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Commission approves financial report and pays consultant and printing bills; amphitheater feasibility discussed
Summary
The commission approved the monthly financial report, authorized payment of a one-time consulting invoice from FTP Gibbons and a JNC Printing bill, and heard a preliminary amphitheater cost estimate ranging from about $700,000 to $2 million.
The Scott County Visitors Commission approved routine business items including the monthly financial report and payments for two invoices, and heard an informational briefing about preliminary amphitheater cost estimates.
Speaker 3 presented the financial report, showing a beginning balance of $662,742.47, receipts of $27,212.07 and expenditures of $15,553.04, leaving an ending balance of $674,401.50. After brief questions about the receipts entries and the innkeeper tax, Speaker 4 moved to approve the financial report and Speaker 1 seconded; approval was recorded by assent.
Commissioners reviewed bills that included an invoice from FTP Gibbons related to consulting on an amphitheater concept and a printing invoice from JNC Printing for distribution flyers. Commissioners asked whether the Gibbons invoice represented a retainer; Speaker 2 characterized it as a one-time outside inquiry and said there would be no ongoing billings to the county attorney for this work. When commissioners referenced the paperwork, an hourly figure of $375 per hour was noted as the consultant rate. Speaker 1 moved to pay the Gibbons bill and Speaker 4 seconded; the commission also moved to pay JNC Printing for the flyers and recorded no opposition in the public meeting.
During discussion about the amphitheater work, commissioners cited a Zoom meeting with consultants who provided a ballpark estimate for possible amphitheater construction (examples mentioned between about $700,000 and $2,000,000) and discussed possible sites (Scottsburg and comparisons to a Franklin, Indiana example). The consulting engagement was presented as exploratory and not a standing retainer.
Procedural items were completed and the commission proceeded to hear multiple grant applications later on the agenda.
