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Council plans Tasha memorial vigil, student art contest and summer fundraising
Summary
Council agreed to name an annual candlelight vigil for a domestic‑violence victim, plan an art contest for junior high and high school students, and explore fundraising and memorial options; staff advised on legal rules for city‑held donations and suggested scholarship structures for prizes.
Councilors discussed naming the city’s victims and survivors candlelight vigil for Tasha and involving youth through an art contest for junior high and high school students, with winners' artwork used for promotional materials and shirts to raise funds for school supplies.
Councilor (speaker 4) said Tasha’s family supported naming the vigil in her memory and proposed an art contest with drop‑off points at city hall, the library and the school; councilors debated timing and agreed tentatively to end submissions toward the end of the school year so winners could be announced before summer. The city manager and council discussed logistics for in‑school assemblies and outreach and asked the school liaison (Chloe) to help coordinate student participation.
City Attorney Savani cautioned that funds raised and received by the city become government funds and suggested structuring monetary awards as scholarships to create clear guidelines for allowable use. Council members favored backpacks or school‑supply drives connected to the vigil and discussed a possible memorial bench or plaque at Heritage Park.
Council asked staff to return with an implementation timeline and to coordinate fundraising and outreach while ensuring legal compliance for city‑handled donations and any scholarship rules.
