Ownership, governance, management, and operations are described as being public or private. There are five basic form of governance of public assembly facilities:
- Elected public bodies
- Elected public bodies with independent board
- Public non-profit or not-for-profit corporation or commission or authority
- Private non-profit corporation
- Private corporation
These five form of governance also have different revenue goals, however to be effective, all form of governance should be philosophically entrepreneurial and seeking the best possible bottom line given the mission statement.
Also these five forms attract different types of employees even though their job descriptions or titles are the same.
Examples of public and private owned facilities:
Elected public bodies
Addison Conference Center & Theater
Operated by the Town of Addison and government employees that report directly to the city manager or assistant city manager.
Elected public body with independent board
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans
Operated by: New Orleans Public Facility Management, which consist of 12 board members, 9 elected by the governor and 3 elected by the mayor of the city.
Public non-profit or not-for-profit corporation or commission or authority
Oglebay Conference Center and Resort
The Oglebay Resort and Conference Center is a public, three-star, non-profit resort with more than 1,000 employees that offers more than 50 recreational facilities including three golf courses, 50 cottages and a 204-room lodge and conference center.
Private Corporation
Reliant Stadium-Houston
Manged by SMG World.
Links for Facility Management Information
SMG World
IAAM
Stadium Managers
Comments (1)
Detitria Smith said
at 11:50 am on Sep 28, 2007
This is great information. I never thought about who actually owned the facilities. This is important information. The graphics are well done!
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