HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up from Law DeptSec. 53-1. - Ticket surcharge on paid admissions to events.
(a) Applicability.
(1) To certain facilities. A ticket surcharge shall be imposed against all paid admissions to city -owned
facilities, including, without limitation, the Marine Stadium, the Coconut Grove Expo Center, the
Miami Convention Center, and the Bayfront Park Amphitheater, and on tour boats operating at
Miamarina at Bayside. Said surcharge shall additionally apply where admission is charged for
events conducted in city parks, facilities therein, and/or community centers. However, no ticket
surcharge shall be imposed upon any event held at the Manuel Artime Community Center,
regardless of paid admissions. Unless specifically exempted below, and for the purposes of this
section, "events" shall include activities, programs, concerts, festivals, parties, meetings and other
gatherings for whatever social, entertainment, cultural, sport or other purpose and for which
attendees are expected to pay or make a donation in order to attend. The application of the ticket
surcharge shall commence upon the effective date of this section, except for those events for
which advance ticket sales have the prior approval of the city manager, or designee.
(2) Exemptions. The following activities as defined herein shall be exempted from the application of
the ticket surcharge on paid admissions:
a. Banquets: Official celebratory or ceremonial dinners with speeches that honor or memorialize
particular person(s) or occasion(s) and are held by organizations or groups for their
members, delegates, representatives and invited guests.
b. Conferences: Participatory meetings designed for discussion, fact finding, problem solving,
and/or consultation between members, representatives, delegates and/or other affected
parties of organizations on related issues.
c. Consumer shows: Exhibitions of related products and/or services that are open to the public.
d. Conventions: Formal assemblies or meetings of members, delegates, and representatives
of an organization or group, such as a political party, fraternal society or
business/professional association, that are convened for a common purpose.
e. Trade shows: Exhibitions of products and/or services that are not open to the public but are
open only to particular members, representatives, businesses and/or groups involved in a
specific trade.
Additionally, said surcharge shall not apply to the International Boat Show.
(b) Rate of surcharge. Notwithstanding contractual agreements to the contrary, the rate of the ticket
surcharge shall be dependent upon the price of admission charged to attendees of a given event, as
established by the sponsor or promoter of said event, as follows:
Price of Admission (or suggested donation)
$1.00—$14.99 $0.75
$15.00—$29.99 1.00
$30.00 and up 2.00
The ticket surcharge shall apply in addition to the actual admission price and shall be exclusive of any
applicable taxes and/or service charges. Each charge shall be itemized and shown separately on each
ticket.
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(c) Collection, accounts and payment. The sponsor or promoter of each event or tour operation shall be
responsible for the collection of the ticket surcharge, which shall be recorded and listed as a separate
item in the statement of accounts for said event or tour operation. Such records and accounts shall be
maintained and available in accordance with all applicable city requirements and Code provisions.
Payment of the ticket surcharge to the proper city authorities shall be made as soon as reasonably
possible after the conclusion of the event or tour operation along with any and all other sums which
may be due the city, and in no case shall be permitted to remain unpaid longer than 60 calendar days
after the event and in land facility venue cases, shall be paid prior to the holding of another subsequent
event by the same sponsor. Receipts from said surcharge shall be retained by or used as subsidy for
the facility, marina or park from which they are generated to augment its operating or capital budget.
(Ord. No. 10439, § 1, 5-19-88; Ord. No. 10509, § 1, 11-3-88; Code 1980, § 53-1; Ord. No.
11998, § 2, 11-16-00; Ord. No. 12184, § 2, 2-14-02; Ord. No. 12403, § 4, 9-11-03; Ord. No.
12715, § 2, 7-28-05; Ord. No. 13367, § 2, 3-14-13)
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