Governing Board adds $750,000 to present budget to get repairs going right away
The Yavapai District Governing Board approved a change to the existing budget at its October monthly meeting by adding $750,000 to begin repairs to the roof of the Performing Arts Center (PAC). The total cost for repair is estimated at $2 million. The additional $1.25 million to complete the repair and replace HVAC machinery will come from next year’s budget.
The PAC, located on the Prescott Campus, is an expensive building to operate. In addition to annual maintenance, the PAC received a $2 million dollar capital renovation in 2011 and another $1.5 to $2 million dollar capital renovation in 2013.
The Community College annually budgets from $3.5 million to almost $4 million in its maintenance budget for the entire District. This money is used primarily, it is thought, for repairs and upkeep of buildings. How much of those millions of dollars, if any, have been spent on the PAC over the past 30 years is not clear.
The College also annually budgets around $2.24 million for the District to purchase equipment and another quarter of a million for the District to purchase furniture and fixtures. As with the maintenance budget, how much of these dollars, if any, have been spent on the PAC is not clear.
Overall, with faculty costs, staff costs, depreciation, water, electricity, sewer, insurance, hi-tech equipment, new stage curtains, performer contracts, web design, web maintenance, a new addition and other direct and indirect expenses associated with the PAC, it is not clear how much this facility is actually costing County taxpayers to operate on an annual basis. It is also not clear how much annual revenue it generates from programs and leases.
You may view below a video clip of the presentation by Community College Vice President Clint Ewell and the short Governing Board discussion regarding adding $750,000 to this year’s already approved budget so the roof repairs can begin.