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Accepting the donation of travel and lodging expenses from International City/County Management Association for Jaime Wascalus to attend the ICMA 2024 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA from September 21-25 2024.
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WHEREAS, Jaime Wascalus, Director of the Office of Technology & Communication, has been invited by International City/County Management Association to present at the ICMA 2024 Annual Conference and to learn from other professionals held in Pittsburgh, PA September 21-25 2024; and
WHEREAS, attending the ICMA 2024 Annual Conference will be an opportunity for the City of Saint Paul to hear from national leaders on a variety of relevant topics such as best practices in information technology in civic innovation, supporting a diverse technology workforce in the metropolitan region and cybersecurity; and
WHEREAS, International City/County Management Association has offered to donate funds to the City of Saint Paul to cover all expenses related to transportation, hotel reservation, and conference registration for Director Jaime Wascalus; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 465.03, the City is allowed to accept, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds majority of the City Council, a grant or devise of real or personal property in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that attendance at the ICMA 2024 Annual Conference benefits the City by providing an opportunity for staff to learn from related best practices across the nation; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Saint Paul City Council accepts the donation of registration, airfare, transportation and hotel expenses from International City/County Management Association for the ICMA 2024 Annual Conference so that Jaime Wascalus may attend, and thanks them for their generosity.