About 25 years, the Sacramento Sports Commission drew national sporting events in the area. Took less than 15 minutes Sacramento City Council decided to dissolve it.
Experienced a severe audit found that the Sports Commission owes $ 400,000, last year's World Masters Athletics Championships city, the city council voted 8-0, 1999 (Tuesday) night to cut funding for the commission and consolidate panel Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Mayor Kevin Johnson (Kevin Johnson) absentee voting. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to cut off funds to the commission in January.
The Conference Board received 141,000 dollars in funding from the city of sports marketing and sports committee is a non-profit foundation will complement the city $ 400,000, owed to the Treasury.
"In my opinion, we need to be responsible, said:" City Councilman Jay Schenirer. "I think this is the right solution. '
The other members of the Council expressed support for continued efforts to attract and operated by the city of the sporting events. Over the years, the Sports Commission to help attract major events to Sacramento, including the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and Olympic track and field trials.
"I do not want to lose all this thing is all the good work has been done for many years, said:" City Councilman Rob side. "As we continue to Sacramento City, the brand, I think this is very important for people who live here, enjoy a high quality of sporting events, the Commission brought the city."
The Commission has dropped recently in tough times, lost the NCAA men's basketball event organized by tender this month. Track and field trials moved to Oregon, and some smaller events also left the city.
City officials have described the financial position of the Masters last straw.
The audit found that not only outstanding loans, but this event is impossible to tell whether the loan has been spent, rather than the other sports committee operations.
Folding Sports Commission Conference Board, city officials annually receive updates Bureau sports marketing budget is spent on how.
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