Chapter 665 - SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES

Sec. 664.703. - Participant contribution. Chapter 666 - DUVAL COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN Chapter 665 - SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES[1]

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Related laws reference—Sports Development Authority, art. 12.

Sec. 665.101. - Authorization for remote ticket outlets.

The Director of Recreation and Parks (hereinafter referred to as Director, which word shall also include a designee of the Director) is authorized to select and designate selling agents for tickets for events to be held in the publicly-owned sports and entertainment facilities of the City. The Director is authorized to adopt, amend and repeal rules for the implementation of this Chapter, including the delegation of authority to make an initial designation of a selling agent.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2011-732-E)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 266.101.

Sec. 665.102. - Sports and entertainment facilities defined.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the term sports and entertainment facilities includes the Civic Auditorium, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Gator Bowl and Wolfson Baseball Park. However, in a particular agreement with a selling agent, the sports and entertainment facilities for which the selling agent is authorized to sell tickets may be limited to less than all of the named sports and entertainment facilities.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.102.

Sec. 665.103. - Application for designation; current selling agents.

A person may be requested to make application for designation as a selling agent, or he may make application on his own initiative.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.103.

Sec. 665.104. - Information supplied by applicants.

When a person makes application for designation as a selling agent, he shall provide at least the following information:

(a)

His name and the address where the agency will be located.

(b)

The business hours during which the agency will be open for the sale of tickets.

(c)

Whether the applicant, if designated as a selling agent, will sell tickets for events in all the sports and entertainment facilities or only in certain of the facilities.

(d)

Whether the applicant, if designated as a selling agent, will sell tickets for all events or only for certain events or types of events.

(e)

Credit and banking references sufficient to satisfy the Director (or person to whom he has delegated the authority to make an initial designation) that the applicant will be able to meet the financial commitments of the agency agreement required by Section 665.107.

The Director may require the applicant to supplement, explain or provide in greater detail any of the information requested on the application.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.104.

Sec. 665.105. - Investigation of application and applicant.

The Director shall examine and investigate the application and the applicant to ascertain whether the applicant, if designated as a selling agent, will be able to comply with the requirements of this Chapter, the rules adopted by the Director and the terms and conditions of the agency agreement required by Section 665.107. The Director shall pay particular attention to the financial stability of the applicant and to the ability of the applicant to receive, account for and control tickets consigned to him without loss to the City or the persons who sponsor or promote events in the sports and entertainment facilities. For this purpose, the Director may require the applicant to provide the names of those persons who will sell tickets and handle moneys received from ticket sales, and the Director may request the Office of the Sheriff to perform a background check on those persons (including the applicant) to ascertain whether any of those persons has ever been convicted of theft, embezzlement or other crimes involving money or property. The Director is authorized, by rule, to require an applicant, at the time he makes application, to pay an application fee sufficient to defray the cost of the investigation.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.105.

Sec. 665.106. - Approval of application; denial.

(a)

If the Director is satisfied that the applicant will be able to comply with the requirements of this Chapter, the rules adopted by the Director and the terms and conditions of the agency agreement, he may approve the application and designate the applicant as a selling agent for the City. The Director and the selling agent shall execute the agency agreement required by Section 665.107, and the selling agent shall thereupon be authorized to sell tickets for events in the sports and entertainment facilities in accordance with the agreement.

(b)

If the Director is not satisfied that the applicant will be able to comply with the requirements of this Chapter, the rules adopted by the Director and the terms and conditions of the agency agreement, he shall deny the application. The denial may be made conditional, in which case the applicant is allowed to provide additional information for further review of the application, or final. The Director, by rule, may provide for an appeal of a final denial by his designee to himself or to an official higher in the organization of the Recreation and Parks Department than the designee; the decision of the person to whom the denial is appealed shall be final.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2011-732-E)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 266.106.

Sec. 665.107. - Agency agreement.

A person who is designated as a selling agent shall, before he is authorized to sell tickets for events in the sports and entertainment facilities, execute an agency agreement detailing the rights and responsibilities of the City and the selling agent. The agreement shall contain at least the following requirements and provisions:

(a)

The selling agent shall receive from the City consignments of admission tickets for events in the sports and entertainment facilities, or for such events (or classes of events) and for such facilities as may be specified in the agreement.

(b)

The selling agent shall, at the time the tickets are consigned to him, deposit with the City, at the place specified in the agreement, a certified check or draft in an amount equal to the value of the consigned tickets. Failure by the selling agent to deposit with the City, at the time and in the manner specified in the agreement, the moneys from ticket sales and any unsold tickets, to the value of the original consignment (plus or minus any discounts or other adjustments authorized by the Director) will authorize the City to deposit the certified check or draft as payment to the City, any excess upon settlement being returned to the selling agent.

(c)

The selling agent will maintain accounting records as are prescribed by the City to enable the selling agent to account for and control tickets that are under consignment and the City to ascertain the moneys due it as a result of consignments of tickets. The City shall have the right to audit the books, records and inventory of the selling agent at all reasonable times with respect to tickets and ticket sales.

(d)

The selling agent shall sell tickets only at the locations designated in the agreement, during the hours agreed upon between the selling agent and the Director. The agreement may also limit the number of persons who may have access to unsold tickets and to moneys collected from ticket sales, if the Director considers this to be in the public interest.

(e)

The selling agent will make refunds if an event is cancelled after ticket sales for the event have commenced, for such period of time and under such conditions as are specified in the agreement.

(f)

The substance of the provisions of Sections 665.108 and 665.109 shall be made a part of the agreement.

(g)

The agreement, and funds in the possession of the selling agent resulting from ticket sales under the agreement, shall not be assigned or assignable to any other person whatsoever.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.107.

Sec. 665.108. - Service charge authorized.

The selling agent may collect, at the time he sells a ticket, a service charge of not to exceed $0.50, or such lesser amount as may be allowed by the Director, in addition to the price of the ticket. The selling agent may keep the service charge so collected as his compensation for his services as selling agent.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.108.

Sec. 665.109. - Tickets and proceeds as public property.

The tickets consigned to a selling agent, and the proceeds resulting from sales of these tickets (except the service charge collected by the selling agent as authorized in Section 665.108), are and shall remain the property of the City. Expenditures and disbursements of moneys collected from ticket sales (except the service charge) shall be subject to the restrictions and liabilities provided for in Subpart C, Part 3, Chapter 106.

(Ord. 82-278-160, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 266.109.

Sec. 664.703. - Participant contribution. Chapter 666 - DUVAL COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN