Frequenty Asked Questions
What is a Facility Fee?
A facility fee is a monetary charge that is added to the price of every ticket sold. It is not an additional tax, surcharge, convenience charge or handling charge. Proceeds go directly into an allocated fund specific to improvements on the Community Center Theater. Approximately 80% of all multi-use venues in the U.S. currently charge a facility fee.
How much will the Facility Fee add to the price of a ticket?
For all events held at the Community Center Theater after June 30, 2008, a $1.50 facility fee is added to the price of each ticket. Tickets sold for events at the Memorial Auditorium or the Convention Center will not be subject to the facility fee.
Why are you charging a Facility Fee?
We are currently proposing a $38 million partial restoration project to address the most critical needs of our 35 year old building. This facility fee enables us to move forward with the first phase of this restoration.
What if the restoration project does not happen? Where does that money go?
If the project does not happen as planned, then the facility fee proceeds will be used exclusively to address the aging systems and building repairs of the Community Center Theater.
I already pay taxes to the City to maintain City Buildings. Why do I have to pay an additional fee to maintain the Theater?
The Sacramento Convention Center Complex, which includes the Community Center Theater and the historic Memorial Auditorium, operates as an Enterprise Fund and does not receive money from the City’s General Fund. The Complex operates on its own revenues from User fees and Transient Occupancy Tax to maintain and operate its three facilities.
Last Updated: 4/2/08