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City Council approves $2,500 for Pacific Partnerships tree-lighting, waives Eastroom fee
Summary
The City of Pacific on Oct. 27 approved $2,500 in funding and a fee waiver for Pacific Partnerships’ New Year’s Eve tree-lighting fundraiser; the council clarified the approved amount in a subsequent amendment and voted 5-0 to pass the measures.
The City of Pacific City Council on Oct. 27 voted unanimously to provide $2,500 in funding and waive Eastroom rental fees for Pacific Partnerships’ tree-lighting fundraiser on New Year’s Eve.
Council considered the request after Pacific Partnerships representative Teresa Fahrenkrug asked the council to add the item to the agenda. Council Member Petersen asked for a breakdown of the requested amount; Fahrenkrug said, “$1,000 was for the live reindeer and the remaining is for cookies/cocoa, jingle bells and supplies for the cocoa.”
Council Member Helms moved to approve the funding and the fee waiver, and Council Member Putnam seconded. A roll-call vote recorded ayes from Helms, Petersen, Putnam, Mann and Council President Kerry Garberding and the motion carried 5-0. City Attorney Christopher Pirnke pointed out that the approved motion should explicitly state the funding amount. Council Member Helms then moved to amend the motion to specify $2,500 for the tree-lighting event; Putnam seconded and the amendment carried on the same 5-0 roll-call vote.
The council’s action funds the community event as described by Pacific Partnerships’ representative and formally records the $2,500 appropriation and the waiver of fees for Eastroom use on New Year’s Eve. The meeting record does not specify the source of the $2,500 in the city budget or the exact mechanism for disbursing the funds; those implementation details were not discussed on the record. The council adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
