Nicky Boyette – Kent Butler, chair of the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, announced at last Wednesday’s CAPC meeting that the Chamber had mailed out 25,000 Visitor Guides. The agreement for paying for mailing the Guides goes back to 2008, prior to any present staff of either agency, and calls for the CAPC to pay for stamps, but says nothing about paying handling fees. Handling fee for the recent mailing was $2100.
Butler asked that the agreement be reviewed prior to its expiration in 2018 to clear this up.
Commissioner Charles Ragsdell asked for a schedule of anticipated handling fees ahead of time so the commission could budget properly. Commissioner Terry McClung moved to approve the expenditure covering the handling fees through the end of the contract.
CAPC Finance Director Rick Bright said he cannot pay handling fees unless the contract is altered, or he would go to jail for misappropriation of funds. McClung altered his motion to include amending the contract, and commissioners approved his amended motion.