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Finance committee reviews credit-card pilot at athletic events and a district hotel‑payment system; no action required
Summary
Staff reported on a pilot accepting credit cards at athletic events (seven card readers donated by First Citizens) with concession revenue up 24% and card usage accounting for 11% of gate receipts; staff also described adopting a centralized hotel reservation/payment engine and board asked staff to explore staff travel advances.
District staff briefed the finance committee on two operational finance items: a pilot program to accept credit-card payments at athletic events and a proposed third‑party hotel-reservation/payment engine that centralizes lodging payments.
On the credit-card pilot, the presenter said First Citizens donated seven card readers (three at Sumter High, one at Crestwood, and the remainder at other sites). The presenter reported…
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