New auxiliary parking fee

Starting August 1, registered Sinclair students will be assessed a $50 auxiliary services fee per semester to support maintenance and security of the parking garage and parking lots, as well as a portion of the bookstore and food service operations.
According to Paul Murphy, director of Public Services, the fee is not attached to Tartan cash.

“The Tartan Card is an access card to get into the garage and lots—it is not attached to Tartan cash,” Murphy said.
This gives students the ability to still put money on their card for food, supplies and books, but a separate fee of $50 will give unlimited parking access to students—no charge will be taken from their Tartan cash account.
Murphy said this change will provide unlimited access for parking to students for each semester so that it’s not a “pay and exit” model.
“Pay and exit is a negative stigma,” Murphy said.
According to an email that was sent out to all students on April 16, students will only swipe their card at the entry or exit of the garage or lots. This fee will activate unlimited parking 30 days before each semester starts once a student is registered for a term.
“As soon as you register your fee is assessed,” Murphy said. “If [students] pay the fee for a full or A term class, then enroll in B term, they will not be re-assessed the fee for B Term, only one fee per term.”
Students get access 30 days before a term starts to give them an opportunity to meet with an advisor or get their books, according to Murphy. The unlimited access ends one day after the term.
Not only do the changes apply to students, but also visitors. The visitor rate will increase from $2 to $5 per day due to the average parking fees in downtown Dayton.
“[Sinclair] calculated a market rate of $5,” Murphy said.
According to Murphy, the fee is paid with other general fees and tuition, and students should register for classes as soon as possible to activate the unlimited parking access on August 1.
“It’s a great benefit to students,” Murphy said. “It’s meant to be positive.”