The City Clerk shall assess a surcharge of 15% on the sale of
alcoholic beverages for events to be held in the City of Utica on
City property. The surcharge shall be collected by the City Clerk
pursuant to a vendor alcoholic beverage reporting system to be established
by the City Clerk as part of the permit process, and the aforementioned
fees shall be deposited with the City Comptroller in the account to
be established as the Parks Usage and Maintenance Fund pursuant to
an ordinance adopted contemporaneously with the General Code of Ordinances.
Any event taking place on City of Utica property (including
Hanna Park) that charges an admission fee will provide the City of
Utica with $1 per ticket sold, collected by the City Clerk's Office.
The aforementioned surcharge of 15% shall be reviewed by the
Mayor and the City Clerk who will make a recommendation to the Common
Council as to whether the surcharge should be continued or discontinued
at a committee meeting of the Common Council's Committee on Parks,
Recreation and Youth Programs before December 31, 2011, in order to
determine the effectiveness of the surcharge and its impact on City
festivals.