TVMCC Banner Policy (2025-17)

Tantramar, New Brunswick · adopted 2025-07-08

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TVMCC Banner Policy No. 2025-17 Approved July 8, 2025 Amended September 8, 2025 TANTRAMAR POLICY NUMBER: 2025-17 Pages: 3 Administered by: Chief Administrative Officer Subject: Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre Banner Policy Effective Date: July 8, 2025 Amended Date: September 8, 2025 POLICY STATEMENT Tantramar recognizes Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre (TVMCC); affiliated sports group achievements through the installaƟon of banners within the TVMCC. This Banner Policy supports an equitable and consistent approach to responding to current and future banner installaƟon requests by affiliated sports groups and organizaƟons. 1. PURPOSE 1.1. The purpose of the Policy is to: 1.1.1. Recognize and celebrate local individuals and teams that have been successful in local, provincial, regional, naƟonal or internaƟonal compeƟƟons or championships; 1.1.2. Outline the approval process to hang banners that recognize these accomplishments within the TVMCC. 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1. RecogniƟon Banners: Material recogniƟon of an achievement using text and/or logos that is hung in a public place. 2.2. Department: AcƟve Living and Culture for Tantramar. 3. SCOPE 3.1. RecogniƟon banners will be hung only at the TVMCC. 3.2. Requests to install adverƟsing banners fall under the scope of the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre Sign Rental Policy. 4. GUIDELINES 4.1. The Director or designate must approve the locaƟon, type and size of banner. The banner line above the ice surface will be the preferred locaƟon. 4.2. RecogniƟon may be specified in other locaƟons such as lobbies or raŌers as approved by the Director or designate. 4.3. The banner must be a local individual, team, organizaƟon of Tantramar or have a significant impact on the community. 4.4. Provincial championship banners will remain in place for a maximum of twenty (20) years. 4.5. Regional (League) championship banners will remain in place for a maximum of ten (10) years. 4.6. NaƟonal Championship banners will remain in place indefinitely. TVMCC Banner Policy No. 2025-17 Approved July 8, 2025 Amended September 8, 2025 4.7. Tournament banners outside those listed in secƟons 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 will remain in place for the duraƟon of an individual's Minor Hockey Career (ie. U11 banners will remain in place for a maximum of 9 seasons, U13 a maximum of 7 seasons, U15 a maximum of 5 seasons and U18 a maximum of 3 seasons. Tantramar reserves the right to remove older banners should space be required to install more recent banners. 4.8. Banners remain property of the local individual, team or organizaƟon aŌer installaƟon and can be removed outside of ice season at the request of the owner. 4.9. At the discreƟon of the Department, the applicant may be responsible to pay any costs associated with installing the banners outside of the Department's regular operaƟng costs. These fees will be based on cost recovery. 5. PROCEDURE 5.1. Individuals or groups must complete the RecreaƟon FaciliƟes Banner ApplicaƟon form as per "Schedule A" of this policy. 5.2. Banners will be given to the Department to schedule the installaƟon. All atempts will be made to install banners within Ɵmeline that is requested based on operaƟonal requirements. 5.3. Banner raising ceremonies will be coordinated with the Department. 6. RESPONSIBILITIES 6.1. Municipal Council is responsible for: 6.1.1. Approval of the policy and all amendments. 6.2. AcƟve Living and Culture is responsible for: 6.2.1. Approval of locaƟon, type and size of the banner; 6.2.2. InstallaƟon of banners; and 6.2.3. Invoicing individuals, teams or organizaƟons for installaƟon of banners as necessary. 6.3. Individual, teams or organizaƟons are responsible for: 6.3.1. All costs related to the design and development of banners; and 6.3.2. Repairs to banners as required. TVMCC Banner Policy No. 2025-17 Approved July 8, 2025 Amended September 8, 2025 Schedule A Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre Banner ApplicaƟon Individual/Team/Organization: Contact Person: Primary phone: Street Address: City: Postal Code: E-mail: Please share the accomplishment of the individual, team or organization that the banner will recognize: Banner Dimensions (if known): Banner Material (if known): _____________________________ Date: _______________________ Applicant Signature Approved by: Comments and Fees: ________________________________ Tantramar AcƟve Living and Culture