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Insurance, permits shape food options; Lions Club dinner timing uncertain
Summary
Committee members discussed the Lions Club pork-chop dinner, food-truck hours and county food-permit rules; staff said the village cannot operate a food service under its insurance and vendors must hold their own permits.
The village committee debated food options and vendor logistics for the festival, including a Lions Club pork-chop dinner and the hours food trucks might serve.
Committee members raised concerns that extended food-truck hours could hurt the Lions Club dinner. Committee member (Speaker 6) described prior revenue and uncertainty, saying the club would decide after its meeting on the 28th whether to run the dinner again. Staff (Speaker 3) clarified permit and insurance constraints: “We cannot ask for a donation. We can accept a donation. We can ask for sponsorships,” Staff member (Speaker 3) said when explaining the difference between donations and sponsorships and later explained that the countys temporary food permit (about $60) allows vendors to sell prepared food on-site but the villages insurance wont cover the village operating a food service.
Because the village cannot be the food operator under current insurance, the committee agreed vendors must carry their own permits and insurance; the group discussed reaching out to known vendors (Big Dees, Battleaxe coffee) and the pancake breakfast organizers. The Lions Club representative said the club would discuss dinner pricing and the possibility of donations at its meeting on the 28th.
Next steps include confirming which vendors will attend, verifying vendor permits and insurance, and the Lions Club presenting a plan at its meeting for whether the pork-chop dinner will occur and how it will be priced.
