HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Expeditures to Sponsor the Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations RESOLUTION NO. 19-436
RESOLUTION APPROVING EXPENDITURES TO SPONSOR SYMPOSIUM ON BUILDING
INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, cities across the country have seen increased incidents of racism, vandalism, and
violence against humanity;Ames/Story County is not immune from these types of issues; and,
WHEREAS,in October 2018,the City of Ames,the Ames Human Relations Commission(AHRC),
the Ames Chamber of Commerce, and the Iowa State University of Diversity and Inclusion partnered
together to host the first"Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations"event to educate,raise awareness,
and provide resources for the leaders in the community; and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor and the City Council received a letter from Dan Culhane,President&CEO
of the Ames Chamber of Commerce, seeking the City's and Ames Human Relations Commission's support
to host a 2019"Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations"event; and,
WHEREAS, this year's event will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, and will be held at the
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center; and,
WHEREAS,the City of Ames and the Human Relations Commission are being asked for financial
support for this event; and,
WHEREAS,each primary partner is asked to contribute$5,000 towards the cost of hosting the event
which will help cover breakfast, honorariums, speaker fees, lunches, marketing and promotion, and
signage/staging; and,
WHEREAS,the $5,000 contribution could be divided between the Council Contingency($4,000)
and the Ames Human Relations Commission($1,000).
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
allocation of$5,000 in support of the Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations event, of which
$4,000 will come from the Council Contingency Fund and$1,000 from the Human Relation Commission's
budget, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of August,2019.
Diane R.Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of August,2019.