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Band budget reviewed: $120,000 from city in 2024; Friends gave $50,000
Summary
Don Cavalli reported the City of Wheaton budgeted $120,000 for the band in 2024 and Friends of the Band contributed $50,000; member pay rates and a proposed 3.4% increase to $125,045 for 2025 were discussed.
Don Cavalli presented budget details and the commission’s annual report. The minutes state: "The City of Wheaton budgeted $120,000 for the Wheaton Municipal Band in 2024. Last year, the Friends of the Band contributed an additional $50,000 to the budget." He listed routine line items (association membership and licensing fees) and pay rates: $55 per concert for members, $65 per concert for tenured members, $90 for the Edman Chapel performance, and $100 for marching in the July 4 parade.
Cavalli said the 2025 proposal included a request to the City of Wheaton for a 3.4% increase to $125,045. He offered to present a budgeting seminar to commissioners via Zoom in Fall 2025 to improve commissioners’ familiarity with the budgeting process; no formal decision on the 2025 request is recorded in the minutes.
