Report Prepared by: Joey Chavez, Interim Parks & Recreation Director, Sports & Aquatics
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SUBJECT: Approval of Agreement with Merced Area Sports Officials
REPORT IN BRIEF
Annual agreement with Merced Area Sports Officials for officiating and score keepers.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving an agreement with Merced Area Sports Officials (MASO) in the amount of $31,342 and authorizing the City Manager or Assistant City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, a recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by staff (identify specific finding and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2017-18 Adopted Budget and the 2018-19 Proposed Budget.
DISCUSSION
This is a renewal of the annual agreement with Merced Area Sports Officials for providing officiating and score keeping services for all City’s recreation youth and adult sport programs. The City’s recreational sport programs include adult summer and adult fall softball, JR basketball, NFL flag football, and adult basketball. The recreational sports season starts in mid-April of 2018 and ends in mid-April of 2019.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
No appropriation of funds is needed. Funding is available within the FY2017-18 adopted budget for the sport programs run within fiscal year 2017-18. For sport programs run from July 2018 through April 2019; the funding is included in the FY2018-19 proposed budget and would be contingent upon City Council approval of the budget.
ATTACHMENTS
1. MASO Agreement