TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Resolution No. 2019-R-05, a resolution of the City of North Port to formally adopt the Citywide Sponsorship Policy
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 2019-R-05 for adoption.
Background Information
Following a presentation regarding a proposed Citywide sponsorship program during a regular commission meeting on June 26, 2018, consensus was noted on the following:
* Gold, silver and bronze sponsorships will be unlimited.
* The program should allow a singular presenting sponsor, with the most benefits, but not exclusive to an event.
* The presenting sponsor should be offered the first right of renewal, as long as they pay nine-months in advance.
* A sponsor could hold the position of presenting sponsor at one event per year.
* The program presented, with the alterations by the Commission, will be a City-wide policy and that each department will regulate the sponsor benefits for each event.
* The sponsorship program will remain as an administrative regulation and not a Commission policy.
* For City Attorney review the sponsorship contract.
The Citywide Sponsorship program has been updated according to Commission direction and the City Attorney has completed a review of the sponsorship contract and associated Administrative Rules & Regulations.
There was consensus at the June 26, 2018 regular meeting of the Commission for the sponsorship program to remain as an administrative regulation rather than a Commission policy. On January 11, 2019 the City Attorney's Office provided a response to Parks & Recreation's request for legal services review of the existing sponsorship contract which included a revised sponsorship contract template. However, the City Attorney's office noted that processing sponsorship agreements via a contract would require each agreement to be signed by the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney. To reduce processing t...
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