Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012scheme to allow hirers to provide up to three Ushers per night proved to be a success thereforeit is proposed that this will continue. The proposed staff charges for 2012/13 are detailed inTable 4 below:Table 4:Proposed 2012/13 Staff chargesUSHERS 2011/12 2012/13 DifferenceWeekdays to 7:00pm $35 $36 $1Weekdays after 7:00pm $35 $36 $1Saturdays $35 $36 $1Sundays $35 $42 $7Public Holidays $35 $69 $34DUTY MANAGERS 2011/2012 2012/13 DifferenceWeekdays to 7:00pm $35 $36 $1Weekdays after 7:00pm $37 $39 $2Saturdays $37 $40 $3Sundays $40 $48 $8Public Holidays $67 $78 $11BondsSecurity bonds are held for ticketed events in order to confirm dates, against potentialdamages, additional cleaning and failure to pay fees and charges. Credit card details are heldfor the same reason for private functions only. The new schedule of bond for the QA for2012/13 is set out in Table 5.Table 5:BondsBONDS 2011/12 2012/13Amphitheatre 3 nights or more $1000 Delete2 nights or less $500 Delete1 night New $5002-4 nights New $10005-10 nights New $200010 or more nights New $3000Cavern & Café Lawn 3 nights or more $250 Delete2 nights or less $125 Delete1 night New $250More than 1 night New $500Café Lawn 2 nights or less $500 Delete2 nights or less $250 DeleteTicketingThe Town has an agreement with Ticketmaster Ticketing and Marketing Systems and, as such,is required to inform and invoice hirers for the charges as set by them. This year Ticketmasterhave advised that they will apply and conform to the national CPI increase of 1.5%. As advisedin this report, the Town will apply the Perth CPI of 1.9% to all ticketing charges. The followingproposed ticketing charges for the 2012/2013 financial year are outlined in Table 6.Table 6:TicketingCategory 2011/12 2012/13 Difference(a) Booking Fee(30% commission to Town i.e. $1.05 $3.50/ticket $3.55 $0.05(b) Handling Fee( for tickets mailed to patrons) $6.60/booking $6.75 $0.15(c) Patron Ticket Exchange $3.30/ticket $3.35 $0.05H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\C CR.DOCX 121