(A) Upon application for a special event permit filed with the City Clerk, the Police Chief or his designee shall conduct an assessment of required extra police security cost. The assessment shall take into consideration the following:
(1) The proposed location of the special event;
(2) The time of day that the special event is to take place;
(3) The estimated number of participants and viewers.
(4) If the special event is a race, run or walk, the number of marked and unmarked intersections along the route, and the number and type of traffic control devices along such route.
Such cost shall be based solely on the fees for the required extra duty police officers that the Police Chief or his designee shall determine will be needed to provide adequate police protection and traffic safety for the event. This assessment shall be based upon extra duty police officer fees as set forth in the Tax and Service Rates adopted annually by the City Council.
(B) This fee assessment shall be determined and the applicant shall be notified in not more than six (6) working days from the date of application filed with the City Clerk.
(C) The police security fee shall be paid by the applicant to the City Clerk prior to and shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of the special event permit.
(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City may provide the services required by this subsection at no cost, or at a reduced cost, to the applicant should the City desire to provide such support to the special event. Such decision will be made by the City Manager. Such action is not a waiver of a regulatory requirement based upon political, social or religious grounds or reasons, or based upon the content of the views expressed, but instead is an affirmative act of city association or speech.
(Ord. passed 2-15-11)