Sparks City Council Meeting 1/27/2014 2:00:00 PM
Monday, January 27, 2014 2:00 PMCouncil Chambers, Legislative Bldg, 745 4th St., Sparks, NV
Consent Items: 5.2
Title: Consideration, review and acceptance of the receipt of grant and/or donation money which is individually under $5,000.
Petitioner/Presenter: Curtis Cho, Accountant/Curtis Cho, Accountant
Recommendation: That Council approves the acceptance of grants and/or donations received that are individually under $5,000.
Financial Impact: None – this will impact cash flow only.
Business Impact (Per NRS 237):
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.
Agenda Item Brief: Formal policy established for grants and donations directs that Council approve the acceptance of grant awards less than $5,000 via a staff report which details the receipt of such grants and donations.
Background: Formal policy established for grants and donations directs that Council approve the acceptance of grant awards less than $5,000 via a staff report which details the receipt of such grants and donations.
Analysis:
The following donations were awarded to the City during the period from October 2013 to December 2013:
Donator: Amount: Purpose of donation
Deshaun Lipscomb $16.61 Donation to Violence Against Women’s Police Program & General Donations to Fire Department.
Leslye Renden $20.00 Donation to Partners in Parks & Recreation.
Summit Church $1,000.00 Donation to Partners in Parks & Recreation.
Sergey Saakian $175.00 Donation to Partners in Parks & Recreation.
Various Donors *$3,279.25 Donations to Fire Dept.
Project SAFE – Golf Fundraiser Department of Justice $448.80 Project Safe Neighborhood Grant
Department of Justice $565.20 Secret Service Grant *Individual donations for Project SAFE were under $5,000.
Alternatives: Council could approve the grants and donations given to the City as shown above. Council could direct staff return one or all of the amounts given to the City.
Recommended Motion: I move to accept the receipt of grant and/or donation money which is individually under $5,000.