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Atchison Event Center manager outlines bookings, costs and staffing in commission update
Summary
A representative for the organization identified in the transcript as "Theodore Atchison" reported October bookings, a $26,000 management fee charged to the city, bookkeeping costs distributed across affiliated entities, and operating losses in some months; he said profits—when they occur—remain with the managing organization.
Travis, representing the organization identified in the transcript as "Theodore Atchison," gave a quarterly and monthly update for the Atchison Event Center, saying October is heavily booked with weekend events and weddings. "We have $26,000 a year" as the management fee to run the facility, he said, and described staffing and bookkeeping arrangements that spread roughly $30,000 in bookkeeping costs across three related entities.
Travis said the event center has operated at a loss in some months (he cited about $7,000 in costs under the organization's accounting) and that revenues from ticketed events and liquor sales are retained by the managing organization when there is profit. "It doesn't. It all goes to Theodore Atchison if and when there is profit," he said, in response to whether profits return to the city. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about accounting and marketing reach; the representative said a newly hired part-time marketing manager will help promote events regionally.
