§ 46-37. Lease agreements.

(a)

Authority to negotiate and execute. The mayor or the mayor's designee, which is presumed to be the director of the Civic Center, on behalf of the city, shall negotiate and execute lease agreements from time to time with persons or organizations wishing to rent the Civic Center.

(b)

Discrimination prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any lessee of the Atlanta Civic Center to discriminate among potential exhibitors or patrons on the grounds of race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, or disability.

(c)

Contents of contracts. All contracts entered into for the leasing of the Civic Center shall contain language which incorporates subsection (b) of this section pertaining to anti-discrimination and shall provide that a material violation of this section shall, at the option of the mayor or a designee, operate to void the contract and to terminate the event being held, should the mayor or a designee so declare.

(d)

Surcharge on tickets. All contracts for the leasing of the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center entered into shall contain language requiring the lessee to collect for and on behalf of the City of Atlanta a surcharge in the amount of $1.50 for each ticket sold for admission to any event taking place at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center during such lease. The surcharge is due no later than close of business on the first business day following the closing of the box office for each such event. The surcharge is to be delivered to the Director of the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center or designee in the form of a certified check or cash, an amount equal to $1.50 for each such ticket sold and certified ticket sales accurately reflecting the number of tickets sold and the surcharge due and paid, such amounts are to be dedicated to the Civic Center's capital and non-capital improvements and is to be deposited in FDOA: 5581 (Civic Center Revenue Fund) 000002 (Default/Revenue Department 3473001 (Ticket Surcharge; General).

(Code 1977, § 10-4001; Ord. No. 2000-71, 12-12-00; Ord. No. 2004-35, § 1, 6-24-04; Ord. No. 2010-26(10-O-0629), § 2, 6-16-10)

Discrimination generally, § 94-66 et seq.

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