Yeah, I know, DaCola asked this question months ago, but I guess it takes a cute reporter from KSFY to get the answers (well not really);
The state made about $810,000 dollars on sales tax alone from Garth’s performances at the PREMIER Center.
The city’s take would be around $540K (1st penny, 2nd Penny and 3rd penny entertainment). As mentioned throughout the story, most of the money made went to Brooks and the promoters, which went straight out the door. This is why I have encouraged SMG and the city to start promoting it’s own concerts and keeping that revenue in Sioux Falls.
I guess with all the excitement around nominating candidates, they lost their pens;
Subject: Reconvening of the SDDP State Convention on August 10
Delegates,
The South Dakota Democratic Party will be reconvening the 2018 State Convention on August 10 at 6 pm in Sioux Falls at Icon Event Hall (402 N. Main) in Sioux Falls with convention Co-Chairs and Constitutional candidates to certify their place on the ballot. The purpose of reconvening is to comply with requirements that officers of the convention sign the candidate certification in addition to the State Chair.
You’re invited to attend and witness the process; however, delegate attendance is not required. This is a small procedural step in the process of certifying our Constitutional candidates.
A ‘small’ procedural step? What’s that saying about primates having intercourse with sports equipment? When I talk to people about running for office I always tell them two things, Keep it Simple and remember the little things. Just ask David ‘Z’ about the importance of proper paperwork.
I have told people looking back at Jo’s campaign for mayor, her husband, Nate, who owns Mud Mile with Jo, was her most valuable campaigner using his talents to create all of Jo’s videos.
The advertising agency also received bronze awards for its work for Augustana University and owner Jolene Loetscher’s mayoral campaign.
While I agree, they were done well, AND, certainly worthy of praise for their ‘marketing’ appeal, I question praising something that didn’t sell your product.
Sure, we could talk about the other missteps by the campaign, and certainly put the videos on a pedestal, but I kind of wonder if giving awards to a losing political campaign is kind of like giving the losing kid’s T-ball team all trophies.
The best way to know if a marketing campaign is working is if it sells.
What is even more puzzling is why would you submit the videos for judging?
Yes, I know there is different categories, but just because something is pretty or done well doesn’t mean it is effective.
It looks like it was requests by the city, Item #2. Not sure why a lot of this stuff wasn’t included in the cost, especially the $37K in patio furniture (good grief).
UPDATE II: At the meeting tonight they approved the designation of banks without listing those banks. There were ZERO exhibits. It seems those names won’t be revealed until August and most likely will be the same as last year. If they follow what they did last year, First National would be on that list. Like the City, it seems the school district uses multiple banks in town. But it is also important to note that Great Western Bank is their main bank that handles most of the districts accounts. It will be interesting to see WHAT bank is chosen to originate the bonds with;
RESOLUTION RESOLVING, that the following institutions be designated as depositories for the funds of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, effective July 1, 2017; First National Bank, First Premier Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank, Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union, Minnwest, Dakota State Bank, First Bank & Trust, Great Western Bank, MetaBank, Sioux Empire Federal Credit Union, and the South Dakota Public Funds Investment Trust;
UPDATE III: While the school district is maintaining that they must have the special election in September so they can set the budget for 2019 by September 30, it seems that may only be a ploy for something else. At the meeting tonight the finance director talked about setting the tax levies with Lincoln and Minnehaha County, I believe those levies must be set by September 30 and cannot be amended after that (please correct me if I am wrong). In other words, if the bond doesn’t pass before that deadline, the School Board would have to wait a full year before setting those levies again. I’m going to do a little more digging around on this, but it seems they may have NO choice but to have a special election.
D. A motion was made by __________ and seconded by ____________, _____ ( ) votes “yes†on roll call, acknowledging the designation of banks as depositories for the funds of the District; it being understood that this designation will continue until the next annual meeting, unless amended by the School Board at a subsequent meeting (see MRF # and Action ____________, adopted ________).
They also will be hiring Dougherty & Company, LLC to be their ‘financial advisor’ and bond representation if the bond passes (Doc: 13C-RFP-FinancialAdvisor)
It will be interesting to see if they choose First National as one of the banks, if so the bonds will have to pass through them, and if it does, this means the co-chair of the School Task force, Nan Baker has an ‘Enormous’ conflict of interest by sitting on the task force since her family owns First National Bank.
However, the School Board/District could have seen this conflict and chose another bank(s). Of course they could use the excuse that Nan was ‘just a volunteer’. But I’m not buying it. She is a volunteer who’s family will rake in millions over this bond if they are one of the chosen banks.
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