(A) Specific parties having exclusive use of the town park facilities will pay rental fees as follows:
(1) Large shelter house:
(a) Resident: $60; and
(b) Non-resident: $75.
(2) Gazebo:
(a) Resident: $25; and
(b) Non-resident: $40.
(3) Both gazebo and large shelter house:
(a) Resident: $85; and
(b) Non-resident: $100.
(4) A deposit of $25 shall be required along with the rental fees listed above. Upon verification that the premises are left in satisfactory condition, the deposit will be returned.
(5) A cancellation fee of $25 will be required if the cancellation occurs within 14 days of the rental date.
(B) The rental fees shall be collected at the Town Hall of the Town of Clayton (located at 4844 Iowa St., Clayton, IN, 46118) by the Clerk-Treasurer or its designee, prior to reserving the facility(ies). However, no reservation of any park facility shall be permitted more than 12 months before the date for which the reservation is sought. Fees will then be deposited in the EDIT Fund to be utilized as determined in the annual budget.
(C) The rentals are available only during park operating hours and a new rental fee shall be due for each day the facility is rented.
(D) The renter shall be responsible for any damage to property owned by the city by the use of the facility by the renter whether or not the renter directly caused the damage.
(E) A 501(c)(3) qualified not-for-profit corporation, with at least one of its members or attendees residing within the town, and renting the facility for the benefit of the not-for-profit corporation, shall be exempt from a park rental fee up to four times in a calendar year. The renter shall be responsible for any damage to property owned by the city by the use of the facility by the renter whether or not the renter directly caused the damage.
(F) Those renting the park facilities must provide the town with proof of residency either in the form of a driver's license or state-authorized picture identification card. The person responsible for renting the park facilities must, prior to its use, sign a park facilities rental form acknowledging the rules and procedures for rental of the park facilities, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2013-08, passed 7-11-2013; Ord. 2015-08, passed 8-13-2015; Ord. 2017-09, passed 11-9-2017; Ord. 2020-002, passed 3-12-2020)