City to review indoor football agreement Tuesday
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J.D. Sumner
The contract under consideration is similar to the one given to parent organization of the Southwest Georgia Wildcats, with differences in proposed fees from signage and concessions, Assistant City Manager Wes Smith said.
According to documents obtained by The Herald and posted to www.albanyherald.com, one significant change from the previous contract is a recommendation from city staff that the team pay a flat $1,000 per month fee for concessions rights. The benefit, according to the city, is that the program is much simpler to administer and requires no financial reporting from the team determine the city’s share.
Additionally, the city is asking that the team take all kitchen and food service equipment “as is,” since the city hasn’t controlled any food service in the Civic Center for the last five years.
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