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DDA debates $25,000 request to support Country Fest; minutes do not record final outcome
Summary
The DDA discussed a $25,000 request to help pay Country Fest bills after the City Attorney confirmed the DDA may be named on the festival's insurance. Mayor Semaan moved to approve the funding and Drompp supported the motion; Byrum and Miller did not support it. The minutes do not record a vote tally or final outcome.
The Downtown Development Authority considered a $25,000 contribution to Country Fest 2026 after the City Attorney confirmed the DDA may be named on the festival's insurance policy.
Chairman Higgins asked the board to provide $25,000 from DDA funds. "Mayor Semaan made the motion to approve the $25,000 and Drompp supported it," the minutes record, and they also note that Byrum and Miller did not support the motion. The minutes do not include a recorded vote tally or a line stating whether the motion passed, and no motion outcome is recorded in the published minutes for this agenda item.
Because the minutes do not document the vote tally or final outcome for this motion, the record is unclear on whether DDA funds were formally committed to Country Fest at this meeting. The City Attorney's confirmation that the DDA could be named on the insurance policy was explicitly noted in the minutes.
