The city manager (who plays regularly at Sunbrook) has again recommended supplementing all City Golf Courses in this Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget from the Economic Development Fund.
This comes on the heels of the recent changes to the management structure effecting all Golf Courses. While discussed in past Council Work Meetings, the final contractual agreement with PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS (not city employees) to manage and operate golf courses has not yet been fully transparent.
It is understood that the city is to enter into operational contracts with PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS with separate distinct contracts, as each golf course is unique in differing costs of operation and revenue that each is expected to generate. This of course should mitigate the cost to the golfing public and tax paying citizens at large.
As a candidate for city council and believing that an Informed and Educated Public makes for improved and better government, I have filed a formal request for release of information known as a “GRAMA” (on 9-3-2013) seeking the identity of those contracting to manage city golf courses and where the money generated by GOLF is to go; city coffers and/or into the pockets of those contracted to manage OUR golf courses.
Who is to keep money generated from Golf Tournaments scheduled to be held on city golf courses (as many as FIVE per year) and IS the city to provide or make available MEDICAL INSURANCE to private individuals who contract to manage city golf courses.
The details received from the GRAMA request shall be reported to the public for their evaluation.-Ed
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