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Escondido adopts donation policy requiring written offers, thresholds and council oversight for large gifts
Summary
Council adopted a citywide donation-acceptance policy (resolution 2026‑45) that sets approval thresholds, requires forms for gifts over $5,000, sends artifacts and real-property donations to the council and calls for disclosure and website reporting; council added amendments requiring alignment with priorities, no anonymous donations and a notification process.
The City Council unanimously adopted a citywide donation-acceptance policy designed to standardize how the city evaluates cash gifts, artifacts, public art and real property.
Nicole Lindsey, a management analyst in the city manager's office, presented the policy, which establishes a donation form, routes offers to the benefiting department and sets approval thresholds: department staff can accept small gifts; department heads approve gifts roughly $500–$5,000; the…
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