{"id":108233,"date":"2016-09-30T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=108233"},"modified":"2016-09-30T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:41:21","slug":"city-to-determine-future-hosting-of-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=108233","title":{"rendered":"City to determine future hosting of rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RoughRiderRodeo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-108240\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RoughRiderRodeo1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"roughriderrodeo1\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RoughRiderRodeo1-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RoughRiderRodeo1-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/RoughRiderRodeo1.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council met Friday morning\u00a0 in Special Session, at City Hall to discuss \u00a0North Dakota Roughrider Association Rodeo contract for the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamestown City Council earlier this month, had approved a Resolution, to send a letter to rodeo officials, terminating the agreement between the Civic Center and the Rodeo Association, in year five of the seven year agreement, following this year\u2019s event, \u00a0October, 28-30 at the Jamestown Civic Center, siting economic losses incurred from the rodeo by the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Association and Jamestown Civic Center were granted $7,500, by Jamestown Tourism which indicated the rodeo needs bigger support.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent Civic Center and Promotion Committee meeting, Greg Carlson a member of the Association Board said the Association will look at another venue outside of Jamestown if agreements can not be reached with the city, in keeping the rodeo in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Katie Andersen suggested looking at a revision of the contract, and possible changes, and rental of the Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Friday morning\u2019s Special City Council meeting, Council Members Phillips and Gumke spoke regarding meetings they had with rodeo officials.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips and Gumke indicated that rodeo officials will be looking at cutting expenses and doing more advertising to draw more regional attendance and have the rodeo not be a money losing event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Friday\u2019s meeting the City Council members voted unanimously to rescind the Resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following this year\u2019s rodeo, the city will review the profits of the event, to determine \u00a0if the rodeo was successful, and not a money losing proposition.<\/p>\n<p>If the city finds the rodeo was not profitable, it will likely send a letter to the rodeo officials terminating the city\u2019s future involvement with the rodeo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council met Friday morning\u00a0 in Special Session, at City Hall to discuss \u00a0North Dakota Roughrider Association Rodeo contract for the Jamestown Civic Center. 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