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NUMBER NUMBER DATE
COMMUNITY GIFT CATALOGUE 92-388 0414 9/15/92 1
BACKGROUND
The City of Redding has developed a Community Gift Catalogue that
will serve as a tool to provide information to local businesses,
civic organizations, and individuals who are interested in donat-
ing resources to support City projects.
PURPOSE
To establish guidelines for the efficient handling of donations
for community projects.
POLICY
1. Donations will be accepted by the City Treasurer
2. The Finance Department will establish a trust account for
acceptance of donations and expenditure of funds for the
purchase of items and for certain gift catalogue administra-
tive costs.
3. To allow for purchase of items pursuant to donor specifica-
tions, items purchased with donations will not be subject to
the City's normal purchasing requirements.
4. Interest on specified items/projects will accrue to the
Community Gifts trust account.
5. Donations in excess of the published estimated cost of gift
catalogue items or projects will be retained in the trust
account and utilized to support catalogue items/projects or
to defray costs of gift catalogue administration including
publication, promotion, and donor recognition.
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