Chapter 11.16 TOWN OF HIGHLAND COMMUNITY BEER GARDEN

Chapter 11.16
TOWN OF HIGHLAND COMMUNITY BEER GARDEN Revised 12/24

Sections:

11.16.030 Special events nonreverting operating fund. Revised 12/24

11.16.040 Budget and disposition of funds. Revised 12/24

11.16.010 Establishment. Revised 12/24

(A) The Town of Highland Community Beer Garden is established to advise and assist with the planning and execution of a special events beer garden within the town of Highland. All corporate powers of the town of Highland are vested in the town council. No individual member of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden or collective action of its members may direct action to be taken by the town council, any employee or contractor of the town.

(B) Members of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(C) Members of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden serve without compensation. Members of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden shall not accept gifts, gratuities or other consideration from contracted vendors or vendors under consideration for use at a special event.

(D) Members of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden, acting within the direction and scope of their duty, do not need to be bonded as they are covered by the town’s general liability and professional liability policy, as well as the town’s crime policy.

(E) The clerk-treasurer shall serve as the purchasing agent for the activities of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden. [Ord. 1782 § 1, 2023].

11.16.020 Purposes. Revised 12/24

(A) The Town of Highland Community Beer Garden is established to advise and assist with the planning and execution of a special events beer garden within the town of Highland.

(B) The purposes of the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden are:

(1) To coordinate the annual Town of Highland Community Beer Garden during the Fourth of July festivities (Independence Day) exclusive of the beer garden;

(2) To formulate ordinances for consideration by the town council establishing standard operating policies, rules and regulations applicable to special events and permits therefor, as the commission may deem necessary to conduct its affairs. [Ord. 1782 § 1, 2023].

11.16.030 Special events nonreverting operating fund. Revised 12/24

(A) There is hereby authorized, created and established a special nonreverting operating fund, to be called the special events nonreverting operating fund, for use by the town in support of the purposes of this chapter.

(B) The fund is dedicated and established to provide operating resources for parks and recreation programs, operations and special events undertaken by the town under advice of its special events advisory commission, pursuant to the authority of IC 36-10-2 and 36-10-3 et seq.

(1) Expenditures from this fund shall be for the purposes and in support of the purposes set forth in this chapter and according to the laws and relevant guidelines governing the disposition of the assets which comprise the fund, provided the expenditures shall be only operating in nature;

(2) Neither the establishment nor the purposes of this fund shall be in derogation of the lawful purposes or construed to exclude the lawful purpose or expenditure from such other funds of the municipality for the same or similar purposes;

(3) Expenditures from the fund may be made only upon appropriation by the fiscal body for the purpose for which the fund is specifically established, in the manner provided by statute for making other appropriations, and shall be disbursed only on approved accounts payable vouchers allowed by the town council, all pursuant to IC 5-11-10, 36-5-4 and 36-5 et seq.

(D) The sources of money for the fund are the following:

(1) Gifts and donations from any person given expressly for the purposes and objects of the fund, unless otherwise directed by action of the town council;

(2) User fees and other charges as may be authorized and fixed by the Town of Highland Community Beer Garden in connection with the town of Highland’s special events;

(3) Pursuant to IC 5-13-9 and this code, moneys in the fund may be invested; provided, that the yields from the purchase and sale of any such investments be deposited with the fund.

(E) The appropriations and the cash on deposit to the credit of the fund shall not revert to any other fund but remain with the special events nonreverting operating fund at year end and until such time as an ordinance is passed dealing with the disposition of the assets of this fund.

(F) The clerk-treasurer, as municipal fiscal officer, is hereby directed and authorized to perform such duties and keep such accounts as to fulfill the purpose of the funds herein named and to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(G) The nonreverting special event fund may be liquidated by an ordinance approved by the town council. Should there be any funds left on deposit in said fund, such funds shall revert to the general fund of the town unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the town council. [Ord. 1782 § 1, 2023].

11.16.040 Budget and disposition of funds. Revised 12/24

The clerk-treasurer shall be the approving authority for the expenditure of special event revenues less than $10,000; expenditures greater than $10,000 require prior approval of the town council. [Ord. 1782 § 1, 2023].