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Authorizing the City to accept a donation of $500 from the Saint Paul Police Foundation on behalf of the Police Department (SPPD) to provide food for volunteers helping at a May training event.
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Administrative Code Section (“SPAC”) §41.03 allows the City to accept any form of donation subject to the following: (a) All donations of any type in any amount of value shall be received and processed in accordance with proper and accepted accounting practices. (b) All donations shall be received and accepted by city council actions according to SPAC §41.03 and according to reporting procedures established by administration and approval by the city council. (c) All donations shall be made public and subject to periodic audit; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §465.03 authorizes the City to accept gifts and donations of personal property; and
WHEREAS, the City on behalf of the SPPD would like to accept the donation in the amount of $500 from the Saint Paul Police Foundation. The funds will be used to provide food for volunteers helping with a training event to be held May 2, 2023, in conjunction with several other area law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the funds to be used has a public purpose in accordance with Minnesota §465.03;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby authorizes the Saint Paul Police Department to accept $500.00 from the Saint Paul Police Foundation, and thanks them for their generous donation.