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Commission adopts ordinance setting requirements for private uses of city parks
Summary
Ordinance 16-2025 was adopted unanimously to add user-fee, deposit, and insurance/indemnification requirements for private uses of city parks and other property; the meeting also noted upcoming park events.
The City Commission adopted Ordinance 16-2025 on Dec. 16, 2025, to amend Chapter 38 by adding a section that establishes standards for private uses of city parks and other city property, including the collection of user fees, deposits and requirements for insurance and indemnification.
Commissioner Blaze Drinkwine presented the ordinance. Commissioner Randy Huckabee moved to adopt; Commissioner Sasha Madden seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting record lists Commissioners Huckabee, Madden, Drinkwine, Bolender and Mayor John Vogel II as voting AYE.
The Parks Department noted two upcoming events: Market in the Park on Jan. 10 and a Chili Cook-Off on Jan. 24. The transcript does not include implementing resolution amounts for fees or deposit levels; those details were not part of the recorded discussion.
