HomeMy WebLinkAbout#11 - Donation from Audrey SzymanskySTAFF REPORT
DATE: October 17, 2023
Consent
AGENDA ITEM: Donation to the Fire Department from Audrey Szymansky TO: Mayor and City Council SUBMITTED BY: Julie Johnson, City Clerk REVIEWED BY: Dustin Kalis, Fire Chief
BACKGROUND: State statute requires that cities accept donations via resolution. ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should Council accept the donation of $1,000?
PROPOSAL: Resident Audrey Szymansky presented the City with a donation of $1,000 for the Lake Elmo Fire Department. In January of 2022, she was impacted by a house fire and wanted to express her
appreciation for the departments’ actions with a donation. Included in your packet for acceptance
as part of the Consent Agenda is a resolution for the Council to officially accept the donation. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no impact to the 2023 budget as these funds were not anticipated.
OPTIONS: 1) Approve Resolution No 2023-099 2) Amend and then Approve Resolution No 2023-099 3) Do not accept the donation
RECOMMENDATION:
Motion to approve Resolution 2023-099 ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution 2023-099
CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2023-099 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATED FUNDS FROM AUDREY SZYMANSKY WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues Section 465.03 provides that donations to the City be accepted by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Audrey Szymansky had proposed contributing $1,000 to the Lake Elmo Fire Department; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo agrees that said contribution would be of benefit to the citizens of Lake Elmo; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, does hereby acknowledges and agrees to accept said donation of $1,000 from Audrey Szymansky on behalf of the citizens of Lake Elmo.
APPROVED by the Lake Elmo City Council on this 17th day of October, 2023. By: __________________________ Charles Cadenhead
Mayor ATTEST:
________________________________ Julie Johnson City Clerk