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Item 1.E.
 
City Council Regular
Date: 07/26/2021
Title: Acceptance of Donations over $500 from Various Donors
Presented by: Rich St. John, Police Chief
Department: Police
Presentation: No

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that City Council accept a donation from various donors totaling $26,500.  
 

BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)

Council policy requires that any donation greater than $500 must be approved by the City Council.  Various donors wish to donate the Billings Police Department totaling $24,500 to be used as needed.   Donors are listed below:
 
Donor Amount
   
Vemco Inc                          2,500.00
Northwest Pipe Fittings, Inc.                       10,000.00
Industrial Sales and Service                          5,000.00
Western Security Bank                          2,500.00
Thermax Insulation LLC                          1,000.00
Star Service, Inc                          1,000.00
Dick Anderson Construction, Inc.                          2,500.00
   $                   24,500.00
 
Additionally, a $2,000 donation was made from the Anne and Bill Cole Fund to be used to support the Crime Stoppers fund.  A check will be written to that fund at First Interstate Bank.


 

ALTERNATIVES

City Council may:
  • Approve the various donations to the Billings Police Department totaling $26,500 or;
  • Disapprove the various donations to the Billings Police Department totaling $26,500 and provide further direction to staff. 

FISCAL EFFECTS

There is no impact to the General Fund.