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Council directs city attorney to draft revised Visit Fergus Falls contract with reporting, marketing commitments
Summary
After months of negotiation, Visit Fergus Falls and staff reached broad agreement on a two-year contract that raises the city administrative fee, requires annual marketing plans and quarterly updates, funds an event incubator, and commits to interstate signage to help businesses during Exit 54 construction; council instructed the city attorney to draft the updated agreement.
Fergus Falls — The Committee of the Whole gave staff direction to incorporate negotiated changes into the administrative contract that governs how Visit Fergus Falls administers lodging‑tax funds and promotes the city.
Thomas Bales, a Visit Fergus Falls board member, said the parties were "95%" aligned after months of talks. He described key items the board and staff had agreed to: a two‑year contract term, increasing the city administrative fee from 3% to 5% to cover administrative costs, an…
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