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Committee votes to set up sister-cities fund through city finance
Summary
The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Sister Cities voted to ask city finance to establish a committee-specific account so the group can draw funds without seeking City Council approval for each withdrawal; the group discussed tax-deductible donations, interest treatment, and recordkeeping.
The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Sister Cities voted to move forward with an account through city finance so committee funds can be drawn without seeking City Council approval for each withdrawal. Committee member Christie explained the change as a response to trustees who had required Council permission every time money was taken from the trust. The committee’s staff expert and trustees had earlier discussed the administrative burden of putting every small expenditure on the City Council agenda, Christie said. "If we discover that there's someone visiting…
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