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6.Meals and refreshments are allowed where employees or volunteers are <br />participating in a City-sponsored special event, participating in an outside event as <br />an official representative of the City, or working additional hours and where the <br />department head deems appropriate as recognition of efforts above those normally <br />required. Because emergency personnel are often called to perform for extended <br />periods of time and duties where refreshments are important to duty performance, <br />emergency response personnel may be provided refreshments or food when it is <br />deemed appropriate by the City Administrator or Department Head to assure the <br />delivery of quality emergency response service. <br />7.No purchase of alcoholic beverages by the City is allowed. <br />The cost of these meals or fees is included in the departments’ travel/conferences line-item in the <br />Little Canada Annual Operating Budget. These line-items are approved annually by the City <br />Council as part of the overall budget process which includes a public hearing on the proposed <br />budget. <br />Membership, Dues, and Donations <br />The City Council has determined that the City will fund memberships and dues (individual or <br />organization) in professional organizations and City social and community organizations when <br />the purpose is to promote, advertise, improve or develop the City’s resources and advantages and <br />not personal interest or gain. <br />The cost of memberships/dues is included in the departments’ dues & subscriptions line-item in <br />the Little Canada Annual Operating Budget. These line-items are approved annually by the City <br />Council as part of the overall budget approval process which includes a public hearing on the <br />proposed budget. <br />All donations must be approved by the City Council during the annual budget process and/or by <br />City resolution. Donations provided by the City must be for programs that serve our citizens and <br />are deemed to meet the public purpose guidelines. Such donations could include in-kind services <br />and/or financial contributions towards community festivals, events, or celebrations. Any <br />donation request will be evaluated by the City Attorney to determine whether or not it meets <br />public purpose guidelines. <br />CONCLUSION <br />The Little Canada City Council has determined that the above expenditures are valid <br />expenditures and serve a public purpose.