Rules and Regulations  -- Treynor Community Center

1. All rental deposits are due when reservations are made. The Community Center will be rented on a first come first serve basis. The rental deposit is required to reserve the Community Center. The date will be held for twenty-four (24) hours. If a Renter requests a rental and no rental deposit has been made, and another Renter requests a rental for the same date, and has the rental deposit, if twenty-four (24) hours has passed and the rental deposit has not been received from the first request, the second request will be accepted for the rental date. The balance of the rental rate shall be paid when the rental contract is signed. The contract shall be signed and the damage deposit paid no less than 10 (ten) working days or 14 (fourteen) calendar days before reserved date.

*Reservations will be accepted up to one year in advance.

2. Priority will be given to City of Treynor sponsored events in the Community Center and to Treynor American Legion sponsored events being held in the American Legion Room.

3. Civic groups that contribute to the community, local youth, and local church groups will be required to sign the rental contract to use the Community Center, with no deposits or rental fees charged for their regular meetings. They will be required, however, to pay rental fees, but not deposits, to use the Community Center for events they hold outside the scope of their regular meetings. They will be required to clean up after their meetings and events and be responsible for any missing items or damage to the building or its contents during their use of the Community Center.

4. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES shall be brought into the Community Center. The Treynor American Legion Post #725 has the exclusive rights to operate the bar. The Renter of the Community Center must contact the American Legion to request bar service.

5. If both the Four Corners Room and the American Legion Room are rented on the same day by two different parties, the bathrooms and the parking lot will be shared.

6. Decorations shall not be attached to the structure of the Community Center. The Renter may check with the Community Center manager for exceptions at the manager’s sole discretion.

7. Any Renter signing the rental contract will be responsible for any damage to the facility and its contents or missing items during their usage of the facility. Any cost will be deducted from the damage deposit fee. Any damages in excess of the damage deposit fee will then be immediately paid by the Renter. This section shall also specifically apply to equipment or property owned by the American Legion Post #725 that is on the premises.

8. There shall be no rice, confetti, bubbles, silly string, or birdseed allowed in the Community Center.

9. Tables and chairs are not to leave the Community Center.

10. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED ANYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

11. The City of Treynor will not be responsible for lost or stolen items.

12. Renter may request access to the Community Center before the day of the event (to set up) for the full day's rental fee provided that the area has not been rented for that day. However, if the facility remains available the week before the event, then the Renter may rent it for the day before the event (to set up) by paying a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) rental fee for that day.

13. The person making the request to the use of the Community Center must be at least 21 years of age or older. A photo I.D. is required.

14. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department may be notified by the City of Treynor for large events, and events where alcohol will be served. Sheriff’s Department deputies shall be allowed to enter the Community Center at any time to ensure the safety and welfare of the people within.

15. No animals, except Seeing Eye or other therapy dogs, will be allowed in the Community Center.

16. Any spill, wet or dry, will be cleaned up at the time of the spill.

17. All trash will be tied up and put in the appropriate receptacle. Excessive trash incurring additional pickup charges will be billed to the Renter and taken out of the rental deposit.

18. The Renter and all of its guests, invitees, employees, agents, etc., must abide by the rules set forth in the rental contract or the City of Treynor may refuse that Renter any future rental requests and may withhold any or all of the damage deposit.

19. The City Council may determine a yearly fee and deposit for Renters requesting numerous reservations throughout the year. Such determination will be made on a case by case basis and be set by resolution.

20. The Community Center may be occupied after 6:00 a.m. and shall be vacated by 1:00 a.m. If the Community Center is not rented out the next day, for an additional fee of $100.00, the Renter may have until noon of the day after the event to clean the facility.

21. No Renter will receive a key unless special arrangements have been made with the City. City personnel or its manager will allow entry to Renters.

22. The Community Center Cleaning Check List will be reviewed by a City representative and a representative of the Renter prior to occupancy. The Renter and the City representative will sign the initial checklist and note any discrepancy in conditions. The City representative will examine the Community Center and review the Community Center Cleaning Check List after each event to determine whether the damage deposit should be refunded. In the event that Renter is allowed until noon of the day after the event to complete the cleaning, it must be finished no later than noon. If it is not, the Renter forfeits the rental deposit in full and the City will clean the facility.

23. No fog machines, smoke machines, theatrical smoke, fireworks or similar items or devices are allowed to be used in the Community Center.

24. If the fire alarm goes off, the building must be evacuated and 911 must be called for immediate Fire Department response. No one shall re-enter the building until Fire Department permission is given.

25. If the Renter or guests create a false fire alarm, the Renter will forfeit the entire damage deposit.

26. The Community Center will only be used for lawful activities and under federal, state and local laws. Any violation shall be strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination of this Agreement.

27. Special terms for contract.