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SPONSOR: Councilor Carter
ORDINANCE D4879-07
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Rotations rebulafly'prodiice's City`everits; and
WHEREAS, there; arc costs associated with the production and operation of, such, events;
and
WHEREAS, individuals, organizations; and corporations sortictimes wish to.share in-such
costs by donating.or contributing ninnies for same-land
WHEREAS, there exists no specific City repository for filnds received for suck costsl?Ond
WHEREAS, there; are certain `'Gift' Funds' available :foi City departments which could be
amended to include a fund that woul&allow for the Department of Community Relations to accept
such monies and to disburse.;them to'pay for such costs; and
WHEREAS; the citizens:ofGarmel will benefit from the creation, and operation of such a.
fund and itis:in;the public,interest to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of'Carmel;
Indiana, as follows.
Section 1: The foregoing Recitals are,fully? incorporated herein by this reference..
Section 2a That Chapter 2, Article 4, section 1'02 of the Cannel City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sect. 2;102, Gift Account Funds for Fire, Police, Community Relations; and Park
Departments
(a) Separate gift account funds for the Carmel/Clay FireDepartment, the Carmel
Police Department and the Carmel/Clay R . arks, Department of Community Relations, and
Recreation=Department-are hereby estalilished.
(b) These gift account funds shall be' individually maintaihed by-the.Clerk-Treasurer of
the City and all giftste each of said departments shall be placed in the individual gift account
for the Department.
Preparcd'.by'Douglas C. Haney.Cami6t City AtlorSey
(c) The uses to be made of the:monies placed in the aforesaid account ,funtls shall be
at the discretion of the Board of Public Works and Safety'for-the 'Police Department, the
Board of Public Works ard'Safety for the,Fire Department, the Department, of Community
Relations'fdrits find, and the Parks Board for the.Parks Department fund, giving preference
to the directions of the donor(s) with regard to their gifts(s). All such donations shall be
made in. compliance with applicable: law. If a donation is found to have been made in
violation of a pplicable..law, the City,.in its sole discretion, may returr.all'or any portion of said
donation to.ttie'donor or otherwise apply said donation as allowed'by law.
(d) The Departments may accept gifts for their resPective gift account fund from
persons acting in their in capacity and' in their own behalf, from business
organizations,and corporations, and from not-for-profit organizations and'service groups.
Section 3. That the remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Chapte_ r,2, Aigicle 4, are,not
affected by this Ordinance and remainlin full force and,effect
Section 4. The Dep i-ImciVof Community Relatiohs hund"shall be identified as Fund 854.
Section 5: if any port c ii of this Ordinance'isfor any reason declared to be Vnconsbtutional
or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity, of the remaining`portions 6f this Ordinance so
long ,as enforcement ofsaine.ean'begiven the same effect.
Section _6.'This Ordinance-shatl`be in•firll.force and effect from and after its passage and
signing by theMayorand?suchpul lication as is,required,by law.
PASSED by the,Comhrion Council of tlio,City of Carmel, Indiana this, l4 day of
_ (911! tj 2007 by a_vote;of - ayes and D nays.
Prepared byDoueGs"C. Haney,. Camid City AMM?y
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COMMON COUNCIL ROR.TRE CITY OR CARM r, L, INDIANA,
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Diana L-Cordray,,IAMC; e k-Treasurer
Presented,by rile to the Mayor of thcCity of Carmel ,Indiana, at '9'- al o'clock-A M. on
the :96t'?dayof 0su4m--U0L 1,2607..
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Diana'C: Cordfay; IAMC,
Ap?roved by me Mayor.oftheCity.of;Carmel, Indiana, at IO'- 43 o'clock A M. on,this
Ql15 day oF?etre re}t , 2007:
iat Biainard; Mayor
ATTEST:
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Diana.L. Cordray,. AMC, Clerk-T asurer
Prepared by ?ouglzs C. Haney; Cerme1'8ity Attomey
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