During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the county commission voted to establish the new guidelines for DeKalb County Complex and Community Center (Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center) and to create a new full-time director position at the complex to enforce them as recommended by the parks and recreation committee.

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the new rules will become effective in regards to the facility. The rules and regulations are as follows:

Fees to be paid in full within three days of making the reservation;

Room rental: $50 for four hours, $25 for four hours non-profits and depending on services will require liability insurance;

Auditorium rental fee for a day: $300

Non-profits & benefits: Half price - example: Booster Clubs, School Fundraisers & Banquets;

Any theatrical productions, excluding bands, requesting to have a weekend event utilizing the auditorium may rent the auditorium in the amount of $600 for Monday through Sunday and he/she will relinquish 50 percent after expenses of any gate money;

Basketball gym rental $20 per hour with a maximum of $100 per day; and

All registrations/open meetings to be held in cafe area unless scheduling conflicts.

Members are to be issued a key tag upon membership enrollment to the DeKalb County Complex. Members must have key tag when entering the gym, if not, a $1 fee applies. The fee must be paid before the member uses the gym. Non-members pay $1 per day for use of the gym

No outside sports equipment. Complex will provide the equipment.

Common areas are not to be used for teaching, training, or instruction.

County Complex employees are not permitted to teach, train, or instruct during scheduled working hours for monetary gain.

Non-members use of weight room $3 per use.

If an instructor rents a room in the county complex and requests use of the weight room, the instructor must pay an additional $5 per participant for use of the weight room. If the participant is a member, no further fees apply. If participant is a non-member there is a $3 fee per use.

Anyone using the weight room must be 18 years of age.

Children 16 or 17 must have a parent release form to utilize the weight room. Anyone under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent to utilize the weight room.

No children under the age of 12 are permitted in the weight room.

The County Complex reserves the right to deny any group or organization the use of the facility.