THE MERIDIAN BANNER PROGRAM
The Meridian Banner program offers another way to promote community non-profit sponsored events. The program is a proven success. All banners must be approved prior to purchase by the Meridian Banner Review Committee. If you have a non-profit
event in need of more publicity you may utilize this service by clicking on the Banner Application. After completing the application you may return it to City of Meridian P.O. Box 1430 Meridian, MS 39301 Attention: Beverly Knox . Other facts about the
Banner program are included in the Banner Fact Sheet below:

BANNER FACTS

1. Bona fide not-for-profit organizations promoting or sponsoring civic, cultural, educational, scientific, industrial or economic development, scientific, tourism or governmental events may be permitted to hang approved banners on city brackets as provided herein. Commercial or advertising banner shall not be permitted, nor shall banners be permitted which promote partisan political candidacies or causes, or which are defamatory or slanderous; provided, however, that corporate sponsorship acknowledgment may be included on banners as provided herein.

2. Only banners which are 60” (long) x 30” (wide) with reinforced sleeves and grommets, made of suitable durable material, and which comply with all other requirements of this Resolution, shall be permitted. A minimum of twelve (12) banners shall be required.

3. Applications for approval of banners shall be submitted in writing, on a form furnished by the City of Meridian Community Development Department, with all requested information supplied by the organization seeking the permit, and with a drawing depicting the exact artwork, coloration and text of all proposed banners attached.

4. Properly submitted applications will be considered at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Meridian Banner Review Committee, which shall consist of the Keep America Beautiful Coordinator, the Meridian Main Street Manager, the Meridian Public Works Director and/or Designee, a representative of the Meridian Redevelopment Authority, the Meridian Cultural Affairs Coordinator, a representative of the Meridian Inspection Division, and the Chair of the Meridian Main Street Design Committee. The Committee shall examine all properly submitted applications and shall determine their compliance with this Resolution. Banner design and dates for hanging and displaying the banners must be approved by the Committee before fabrication and screening of the banners. If acknowledgment of sponsorship, corporate or otherwise, is desired within the design of the banners, such acknowledgment, in the form of a logo or otherwise, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total banner size. No deviation from the permit shall be allowed.

5. The City of Meridian shall retain the right to remove any and all banners which it determines to be in violation of this Resolution, with or without notice to the organization.

6. The City of Meridian Public Works Department shall have sole authority to install and remove banners. Permittees shall pay to the City of Meridian Finance and Records Department, the City’s reasonable cost of installation at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per banner, before delivery of the banners to the City’s Public Works Department. City of Meridian banners shall be exempt from this provision. (A City of Meridian banner is a banner associated with an event, of which a department, division or program of the City is a sponsor.)

7. The cost of all banners, ties and delivery shall be the sole responsibility of the permittee. The permittee must provide ties required to secure the banners to the pole and / or bracket. Ties and finished banners, ready for installation, shall be delivered to the City of Meridian Public Works Department not less than four (4) weeks prior to the scheduled installation date. The City shall not be responsible for damage or loss of banners in installation, display or removal.

8. Scheduling and placement of banners shall be determined by the Banner Review Committee taking into consideration the date of the event, the availability of brackets, and availability of truck and crew for installation and removal. Applicants may suggest placement of banners by date, design and/or color, but the Committee shall make the final determination.

9. The Committee may establish and annual calendar for pre-approved banners. Applications for the next succeeding year must be submitted not earlier than September 1 and not later than November 1 of the current year; after that date, applications will be considered on an as available basis.

Banner Application can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0