HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-08 15-212 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-212
Date: June 8, 2015
Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate with First Tee
Incorporated to establish a youth golf area at the Municipal Golf Course
and to Participate in Fundraising for the Project
Responsible Department: Parks and Recreation
Commentary: This Order will authorize the City to participate with First Tee
Incorporated for the purpose of creating a youth golf play area and curriculum. The City
of Bangor's Parks and Recreation Department operates a municipal golf course and has
recently partnered with First Tee for a unique youth golf curriculum that teaches life
skills and character building using golf as the platform. Additionally, First Tee has
offered to assist the City to create a youth golf play area at the golf course to further
enhance youth golf programming at Bangor Municipal Golf Course.
If approved, this order will authorize the City to participate with those volunteers/
individuals involved with this project to complete the project with incidental use of
Department funds, materials, supplies, and City equipment. Further, it will authorize
City staff to participate in fundraising efforts to assist with the costs of the project, and
authorize the Finance Director to accept any donations and establish such procedures
as she deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are
eligible for a tax deduction are appropriately received and accounted for and are used
specifically for the purpose intended by the donors.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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Finance Director
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City Solicitor
Assigned to Councilor Blanchette
CITY OF BANGOR
15-212
JUNE &, 2015
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate with First Tee Incorporated to establish a
youth golf area at the Municipal Golf Course and to Participate in Fundraising for the
Project
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department operates a municipal golf course and recently
partnered with First Tee Incorporated to offer a unique youth golf lesson program; and
WHEREAS, First Tee Incorporated has created a unique youth golf curriculum that teaches life skills and
character building using golf as the platform, and
WHEREAS, First Tee Incorporated has offered to assist the City to create a youth golf play area to
further enhance youth golf programming at Bangor Municipal Golf Course.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED, THAT:
The City is hereby authorized to participate with First Tee Incorporated for the purpose of creating the
youth golf area project consisting of creating a youth golf play area and curriculum. City staff is
authorized to participate with those volunteers/individuals involved with this project to complete the
project intended including incidental use of Department funds, materials, supplies, and City equipment.
BE IT FOURTHER ORDERED, THAT
Pursuant to Section 33-9.1 of the Code of the City of Bangor, City staff is hereby authorized to
participate in fundraising efforts to assist with the costs of the project, and the Finance Director is
hereby authorized to accept such donations. The Finance Director shall establish such procedures as
she deems necessary to insure that any donated funds, goods, or services that are eligible for a tax
deduction are appropriately received and accounted for and are used specifically for the purpose
intended by the donors.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 8, 2015
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
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