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Authorizing the City to accept, and amend, the Police Department Special Fund Budget for two donations totaling $109,694.80 from the Saint Paul Police Foundation to support purchase of ballistic shields and breaching tools.
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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 two donations totaling $109,694.80 from the Saint Paul Police Foundation: (a) $53,694.80 to purchase five Ballistic Shields to expand this protective equipment to additional SPPD Units and reduce the risk of harm to SPPD personnel; (b) $56,000 to purchase 150 sets of breaching tools to allow SPPD responders to react more quickly when lives are under threat; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the funds to be used has a public purpose in accordance with Minnesota §465.03;
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation total revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, funds of $109,694.80 in the Police Department Special Fund; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor that $109,694.80 is available for appropriation in the Police Department Special Fund, as heretofore adopted and amended by this Council, be hereby further amended in the particulars a...
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