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Council debates fee increases, sponsorships to offset athletics cuts
Summary
Council members pushed back on proposed cuts to youth athletics supplies and urged staff to calculate how fee increases or sponsorships could replace lost support; staff said leagues and concession arrangements could share costs.
Director told the council that athletic supplies for youth sports would be cut from $95,000 to $40,000 and suggested raising registration fees to help offset the reduction. The director said the $75 figure had been "kinda just a number that was thrown out initially."
Several council members warned that tournaments are revenue drivers and urged staff to consider sponsorships, field naming rights and concession renegotiation. One council member asked staff to put concrete projections to the $25 or $15 fee increases so council can see the revenue impact; the presenter added that some registration revenue flows directly to leagues to pay officials and uniforms.
