Resolution - #93-05-098 - 05/25/1993

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Councilmeml~r ~ inm~duced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: ' , RESOLUTION 093-0~-098 RESOLUTIO~ A~/IENDING THE CITY OF RAMSEY S POLICY ON EXPENDITURES OF THE CHARIT~AB~LE GAMBLING SPECIAL REVENUE FUND (CITY FUND g270) WHERE~S,i~at the Budget Committee meeting of April 28, 1992, Staff recommended that, pursuant to MS 349.12,~ubdtvision 11, Subparagraph 7, proceeds realized into the charitable gambling special revenue fund l~ qxpo~sed exclusively for recreation, community and athletic facilities intended primarily for persons under agO 21~ provided that such facilities and activities do not discriminate on the basis of a gender; and WHER~S,.:Staff further recommended that charitable gambling revenue not be used for operating equipment, su~s, wages or any other non-capital expenditure; and WHEREAS, the Budget Committee unanimously approved a motion to recommend to City Council adoption of this POlicy. WHEREAS,.,~. at the Finance Committee meeting of May 25, 1993, Staff recommended that the City's policy on ~exP~nditures of the Charitable Gambling Special Revenue Fund (City Fund #270) be amended by add!~ Og tile language in #'s 2, 3, 4 and 5, below. NOW THERSrOaE, BE IT RESOLVED BY ?HE CITY COUNC,I.L OF TrlE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows. 1) That the Ram~y City Council hereby adopts into policy that proceeds realized into the charitable gambling ~ revenue fund be expensed exclusively for recreation, community and athletic facilities intended:il~rimarily for lPersons under age 21, provided that such facilities and activities do not discrim~ 0~ the basts of a gender and that such revenue not be used for operating equipment, supplies, ~ageS or any other non-capital expenditure. 2) That pri~."to expenditure from the fund, Council will pass upon a Capital Improvements Program wherein fired expenditures are authorized. 3) That it is ~ ~tW, ended that expenditures will occur at no greater than a 50% match to outside donations. 4) That requests for fund expenditures, and donations toward fund expenditures, received during the prior cal~n~lar year will be ranked each year by the Park and Recreation Commission and authorized by the CounOil Finance Committee prior to May 31 of each year. 5) That a ~a~i~al Purchase of less than $1,000 toward which donations are received and to which no City expendttu~es ~e required may occur after review and approval by the Park and Recreation CommissiOn. The motion for th~ adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mayor Gflbertson and upon vote being taken ~reor~, the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Counciln~ml~r Hardin Counciln~r~be~,Beyer Councilm~bea' Peterson Councilm~mi~ Zimmerman and the following'~texl against the same: None and the following ~tahaed: None