Marquee Policies and Procedures

CITY OF FOSTER CITY
Parks and Recreation Department
Electronic Message Center Marquee
Policies and Procedures

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1. The following type of organizations may, upon the approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation, have access to placing messages on the marquee. The Director shall have the authority to determine which organizations may place messages on the marquee, when, and in what order messages shall run and for how long they may remain placed on the marquee.

• Foster City government and other government agencies.
• Foster City civic and civic improvement organizations.
• Foster City community service organizations.
• Non-profit organizations sponsoring youth sports and activities.
• Public school districts serving Foster City and their supporting organizations.
• Non-profit organizations concerned with public health or safety.
• Other similar organizations approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation.

2. Message content shall not include business advertisements or any information of a strictly or significantly commercial nature. No promotions for any individual business or group of businesses or any type of commercial activity shall be permitted.

3. Religious institutions and organizations shall not be permitted to place messages on the marquee sign which promote the institution or organization or religious services, religious affairs or religious messages. However, subject to conditions of approval, religious institutions and organizations may place messages announcing charity events, fund raising events, community service events and similar activities providing that all events are of a non-religious nature and are open to all members of the general public.

4. Messages will be posted on Thursdays (unless those days fall on a holiday), and may run for a maximum of fourteen (14) days.

5. All requests must be submitted on the Foster City Electronic Message Center Marquee application form 30 days prior to the requested posting date, and no more than 60 days prior to the requested posting date. No information may be submitted by telephone.

6. Prospective users are limited to two submissions at any one time.

7. All City sponsored events have priority. All other submissions will be given priority based on time received.

8. The Parks and Recreation Department offers no guarantee with respect to appearance of messages on the marquee. Prospective users are encouraged to use a variety of media for events and not to rely solely on the marquee.

9. The number of messages which appear in any given time period is limited. During busy times, the Parks and Recreation Department may elect to limit or not program submitted events.

10. Messages are limited to the space available on the marquee and may be edited for conciseness, clarity, and conformity to the limitations of the marquee.

11. All requests will be approved in advance by the Parks and Recreation Department.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SPECIFIC GRAPHIC DISPLAYED ON THE MARQUEE, PLEASE UPLOAD THE FILE ON THE NEXT PAGE. FOR GRAPHIC EXAMPLES, PLEASE SEE FILE ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

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