COMMUNITY CENTER & MUNICIPAL BUILDING

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

A.               PURPOSE:

To provide a clean, safe, and reasonably priced environment, designed to meet the needs of the City of McIntosh related functions as well as diverse functions held by and for public and private sectors of our community.

The City Council of McIntosh determines the policies which govern the operations of the McIntosh Community Center and Municipal Building.

B.      POLICIES:

Reservations may be made over the telephone (218-563-3043) or in person at the McIntosh City Clerk’s office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Reservations may be made up to one (1) year in advance of your event.  Reservations are made on a first contact, first serve basis.  Next day reservations are subject to availability and the approval of the City Clerk.

A rental agreement must be signed prior to the event.  The agreement will include the following items:

  1. Purpose of the event.

  2. Rental times must be provided at the time the reservation is made.

  3. Room set-up, such as number of accessible tables and chairs.

  4. Renter name and contact information.

If you wish to cancel a reservation, please provide notice seven (7) business days prior to the event.  If cancellation is given without appropriate notice, the renter will forfeit pre-payment unless someone else reserves the room.

The City of McIntosh reserves the right to cancel any reservation or rental agreement within ten business days of the scheduled event.  This shall be done only when it has been deemed necessary and prudent to do so.

A rental agreement may not be sublet or transferred for any other use or to any other individual or organization without approval from the City Clerk.

C.      RESTRICTIONS:

  • No smoking or alcohol use is permitted anywhere, or at any time, in the Community Center or Municipal Building.

  • Consumption or possession of any illegal substance is prohibited.

  • The Community Center and Municipal Building bans the possession of firearms.

  • Rummage sales are permitted in the Municipal Building but not the Community Center.

  • Organizations are limited to meeting twice monthly in either facility unless authorized by the City Council.

  • The City of McIntosh is not responsible for accidents, injuries, illness, or loss of group or individual property.

  • Anyone violating the established rules and regulations of the McIntosh Community Center and Municipal Building, or state and federal laws and regulations, may be required to leave the facility.

  • A renter must be 18 years of age.  Groups composed of minors (under the age of 18) must be supervised by one (1) adult for every twenty (20) minors while they are using the Community Center or Municipal Building.

D.              SET-UP AND CLEAN-UP RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The renter is required to return all used tables and chairs to their original positions, and assumes the responsibility of leaving the room(s) as it was originally found.

  • No pins or staples are allowed in the walls.  No confetti, glitter, silly string, fog machines, or open flames are permitted.  Bird-seed is permitted outside, rice is not permitted.

  • All trash must be placed in the dumpster or removed from the facility and disposed of properly.

  • Any damage done to the facility by an individual, group, or organization, as determined by the City Council, will be the financial responsibility of that party.

E.               FEES:

Groups exempt from rental fees:

  1. McIntosh based service organizations requiring basic meeting space, with no kitchen facilities, for less than two hours.

  2.  City of McIntosh.

  3. Offices paying monthly rental fees at the Municipal Building.

  4. Organizations conducting a “medical benefit” for another individual.

 Rental fees apply to the following groups:

  1. All other groups and organizations.

  2. Any event that requires use of the kitchen facility and/or exceeds two hours in length.

1 Room (Meal Site, North or South Hall at Com. Ctr.)

$30.00

1 Room and Kitchen

$45.00

2 Rooms and Kitchen

$75.00

Community Center (Whole Building)

$100.00

 POLICY APPROVAL:

                                                                                                       
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