§ 6-45. Fees and bond.

(a)

The board of county commissioners shall assess a minimum daily nonrefundable fee of $5,000.00 for the issuance of the permit provided in section 6-44(a), for a festival planned for up to 5,000 patrons. Such fee shall be paid at the time the application is filed. An additional nonrefundable daily fee of $1,000.00 for each 1,000 patrons, or fraction thereof, shall be assessed and paid when the application is approved, based upon a good faith estimate of the anticipated attendance accommodated in the plan provided in section 6-44(b). The fees assessed by this section are for the purpose of compensating the board for the services required in investigation of the application plan and of providing the necessary public health, welfare and law enforcement services required by such a musical or entertainment festival for the protection of the public.

(b)

If the number of attendees at the festival exceeds the good faith estimate by more than ten percent, an additional fee shall be paid to the county within 30 days of a written demand for same issued by the board of county commissioners, provided that such demand is sent by certified mail to the applicant within 60 days after the festival concludes.

(c)

A surety bond in the amount of 125 percent of the fee shall be filed with the county when the fee is paid. Such bond shall be conditioned upon payment to the county of the fees provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(Ord. No. 71-3, § 6, 10-6-1971)