The city will now manage the Meridian Center. The city commission signed off on a termination agreement with long-time management company, Kemper Sports Management, which has overseen the city-owned event center. “With the additional negative financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city had to find ways to reduce the costs of operating the center and cancellation of the management agreement became a necessity,” the staff memo presented to the Newton City Commission at its Dec. 22 meeting stated. The severance agreement between the city and Kemper Sports has the city paying all wages, health insurance and employee benefits for coverage of staff at the facility up until the termination date, as well as other anticipated expenses up until that date.
Source: Harvey County Now
