The Newburgh City Council approved the passage of the City Event Sponsorship Policy on Monday, February 13 during their regular meeting at City Hall. The purpose of the adopted policy is defined as follows: “The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework for identifying City of Newburgh public special events and for establishing criteria for individuals or organizations to enter into sponsorship arrangements with the City of Newburgh for organized events.”

Within the language, the city has defined several events as recurring, and the city manager will coordinate and execute them within appropriations of the city budget. These events included the Memorial Day Parade, Fourth of July, Black History Parade/Juneteenth, National Night Out, International Festival, Back to School, Halloween and the Christmas Tree Lighting.

The policy also defines funding provided by council members, events hosted by a City of Newburgh entity, events hosted by a community member or organization and other eligibility requirements defined by the city. An application process is also defined within the policy for event organizers.