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Isanti council votes to split $798 in on-site donations among volunteers
Summary
The Isanti City Council voted 4-0 to divide $798 in on-site donations evenly among volunteer groups that staffed a recent community event, after clarifying which funds would be distributed.
The Isanti City Council voted to split $798 in on-site donations evenly among volunteer groups that worked a recent city event.
Council members approved a motion from Council Member Petersen, seconded by Council Member Holmgren, to distribute the collected on-site funds. Mayor (name not specified) announced the outcome: "Motion carries four-zero." The council recorded no oppositions.
Why it matters: Volunteers who staffed the event had an expectation that on-site donations would go to them. Council members discussed limits on what could be distributed and distinguished between on-site monies and other donations collected from businesses.
Council discussion and details: Council Member Holmgren said the volunteers "were gonna get $500 each" as an expectation but acknowledged the city could only distribute the actual on-site receipts. A staff clarification noted that $319 was part of the donation at the event and that, combined with other on-site receipts, the total available to split was $798. Council Member Holmgren said she would "split up that $798 between the volunteers."
Some council members emphasized that the city would not use taxpayer funds to pay volunteers and that only donations collected on-site should be distributed. Council Member Petersen supported donating all on-site donations to the volunteer groups as a compromise.
Next steps: The motion passed and the council directed staff to implement the distribution as discussed. No further formal actions were recorded on this item.
Ending: The council moved on to other business after the vote.
