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Park Board discusses formalizing PATH fundraising committee; final action deferred until chair can attend
Summary
Board reviewed a draft resolution to make PATH (Parks and Trails of Heath) an advisory fundraising committee with fiduciary safeguards; members requested clarifications and suggested waiting until committee chair John Walker can attend to finalize details.
The Park Board discussed but did not vote on a resolution to formalize the PATH fundraising committee as an advisory body to the board.
Staff explained the draft resolution would create a minimum membership, establish ex officio staff participation, require donated funds to be delivered to the finance department for receipt and documentation, and direct the committee to work from a targeted project list of beautification and park-related needs.
Board members supported increased fiscal accountability but raised questions about committee size, safeguards against ad hoc projects or conflicts of interest, the relationship between the board and committee members, and how the targeted project list would be curated. Staff recommended deferring final action until John Walker, identified in the packet as the PATH committee lead and a park board member, could attend a meeting to explain how the committee operates.
No formal recommendation was forwarded to council; staff asked board members to submit suggested edits and agreed to return the resolution for further consideration with John Walker present.
