HomeMy WebLinkAbout11201-25 Amending the Historic Preservation Ticket Surcharge for the Morris Performing Arts Center ORDINANCE No . 11201-25
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 28, 20 25
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Attest: City Clerk
Bianca L. Tirado
Attest: — President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 29, 20 25
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Bianca L. Tirado
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BILL NO. 28-25
ORDINANCE NO. 11201-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, AMENDING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TICKET SURCHARGE
FOR THE MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
The City of South Bend's("City")Morris Performing Arts Center(the"Morris") currently
charges a Historic Preservation/Facility Fee of Three Dollars and Fifty Cents($3.50)that is added
onto the face value of each ticket sold at the Morris.
The Morris also charges an Order Fee on each transaction of Five Dollars ($5.00), which
represents an average cost of extra materials and processes for all ticket purchases, such as
shipping, ticket stock, printing costs, stamps, and intangible operation costs.
Recent regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission governing the disclosure of
fees at the time of ticket purchase have changed the way the City presents Morris ticket prices
through its ticketing vendor to prospective purchasers.
The City's ticketing vendor is not able to include the Order Fee into the Total Price, as
required by the new regulations on or before May 12, 2025, as it is charged per transaction rather
than per ticket. It remains unclear whether a disclaimer regarding the transaction fee on the City's
ticketing website would allow the City to be in full compliance with the new regulations, as best
practices are still developing. The most clear way to comply with the regulations is to include all
fees per ticket in the Total Price.
The City and Morris recognize the Order Fee is an important part of the revenue of the
Morris, and desire to ensure that this revenue is able to be captured at the time of purchase while
remaining in compliance with federal regulations.
The proposed ordinance would shift the transaction fee into a small increase,in the amount
of One Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents ($1.25), in the per ticket Historic Preservation/Facility Fee
and eliminate the Order Fee.This increase reflects the average cost of extra materials and processes
for all ticket purchases, such as shipping, ticket stock, printing costs, stamps, and intangible
operation costs so that it may properly be disclosed at the time of purchase.
This ordinance is in the best interest of the City and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows:
SECTION I. The Historic Preservation/Facility ticket surcharge is hereby increased from
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) to Four Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($4.75) and the
Order Fee is hereby eliminated. There shall be no change to the distribution of the first Three
Dollars and Fifty Cents of this surcharge. The additional Dollar Twenty-Five Cents ($1.25) shall
be distributed in the same manner as funds from the prior Order Fee.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after adoption by the
Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and any publication required by law.
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South Bend Common Council
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Attest:
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Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the
City of South Bend, Indiana on the 29th day of April , 2025, at 12 o'clock
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