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Council endorses Fountain Green Veterans Memorial committee, agrees to city-managed fundraising account
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing a volunteer Fountain Green Veterans Memorial Committee, agreed to provide city accounting and a budget line for donations, and authorized placing the memorial on city property at the cemetery.
The Fountain Green City Council voted to endorse the Fountain Green Veterans Memorial Committee and to provide a city-managed line item to accept and account for donations for the proposed memorial.
Linda (speaker 10), a committee representative, described site selection at the cemetery and early fundraising plans; she said roughly 350 names were tentatively identified for inclusion. Karen (speaker 12) outlined near-term fundraising events including a "fill the flags" fundraiser and regular bi-monthly activities to raise money and public awareness.
Council members and staff discussed the need for city oversight of funds after noting past examples elsewhere of misused donations. A staff member (speaker 13) and finance staff explained that the city will process donations through a sub-account to the city’s books, issue receipts, and maintain records; staff emphasized this is a standard method that would make the memorial project eligible for certain grant programs.
A council member moved to approve a resolution endorsing the committee, to provide a location at the Fountain Green Cemetery, and to establish a line item in the city budget to manage donations. The motion was seconded and approved on a roll-call vote.
The resolution requests that the committee present plans to the council prior to construction and verify sufficient funds to complete the memorial. Council asked the committee to provide a clean copy of the resolution and to return with design drawings and a proposed timeline for construction and fundraising.
Vote: Carrie — yes; Vaughn — yes; Rich — yes; Jake — yes.
