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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052 - 04/21/1998 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE FROM AN ANONYMOUS DONOR FOR CONTINUATION OF THE LINC (LIBRARY IN ORDINANCE NO. 52, 1998 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE FROM AN ANONYMOUS DONOR FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE LINC (LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORKING A COMMUNITY) PROGRAM WHEREAS,an anonymous donor has,through the Community Foundation serving northern Colorado, agreed to make a donation to the City and to the Poudre School District in the amount of $100,000 to be used to enable continuation of the LINC program provided the City and School District raise in-kind dollar-for-dollar contributions; and WHEREAS,the City wishes to accept its share of the donation in the amount of$49,750 and appropriate said funds for purposes consistent with the wishes of the donor; and WHEREAS, the City's in-kind contribution will come from a grant received in 1997 from the State of Colorado Technology Learning Committee in the amount of$175,000 which is already appropriated in the Library's 1998 budget; and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to use this generous donation to continue and expand electronic resources, continue material purchases to meet children's and teens homework needs, continue Barton Early Childhood Center as a LINC site, promote LINC programs, dial-in access to school holdings and electronic information, and continue the LINC bookdrop service and to use as its in-kind contribution funds from a grant received from the State of Colorado Technology Learning Committee; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, do not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the unanticipated revenue from the anonymous donor referenced herein will not cause total appropriations to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues for fiscal year 1998. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that upon receipt,there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General Fund the sum of FORTY NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($49,750) for expenditure in the General Fund for continuation of the LINC program in the Fort Collins community. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of April, A.D. 1998, and to be presented for final passage on the 22 of April, 98. i vor ATTEST: I City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 21 st day of A ' , A.D '1998. i" a ATTEST: City Clerk