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Montebello Board approves up to $15,000 for Aug. 30 Jazz Festival, seeks sponsorships
Summary
Trustees authorized expenditures up to $15,000 from budget line A7550 to fund the Montebello Jazz Festival on Aug. 30, 2026, including $10,000 for entertainment and smaller line items for sound, toilets and signage; admission will be free and vendors will sell food and drink.
Under the 2026 budget line A7550, "Celebrations," the board authorized expenditures not to exceed $15,000 for the Montebello Jazz Festival to be held Aug. 30, 2026 on Village Hall grounds from 1 to 6 p.m. The mayor, HPPC and staff reported they had arranged performers willing to appear rain or shine and that admission will be free; food and beverages will be available for purchase from vendors.
Itemized allocations recorded in the resolution include $10,000 for entertainment, $1,000 for Say Watt Sound, $680.40 for John to Go portable toilets and $418.60 for signage (Signs to Go). The record also notes the village is soliciting business donations to offset expenses; the board approved contracts consistent with the 2026 budget and stated the expenditure must not exceed $15,000 without further board action.
Deputy Mayor Caridi moved the resolution, Trustee Egenhauser seconded, and the motion carried unanimously among those present.
