HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Request from the Ames NAACP got $1,000 Financial Commitment to the 2022 Ames Juneteenth Event RESOLUTION NO. 22-331
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REQUEST FROM THE AMES NAACP FOR$1,000
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO THE 2022 AMES JUNETEENTH EVENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,the City received a request from Vern Hawkins,President of the Ames Branch
of the NAACP, requesting a$1,000 contribution for the 2022 Juneteenth event scheduled for July
18, 2022, at the Bandshell; and,
WHEREAS,normally this request would first appear in the Council's non-agenda package
and a decision would be made during Council Comments at the subsequent Council meeting whether
or not to consider this request at a future meeting; however,because the event will be held prior to
the next Council meeting on June 28, 2022, it was decided to place this request on the current
Agenda; and,
WHEREAS,the rationale for making such a decision was guided by the City Council's stated
value for a diverse,equitable,and inclusive community and a donation to the Juneteenth event would
reinforce this commitment; and,
WHEREAS, the $1,000 would be paid out of the Council's Contingency Account.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request from the Ames NAACP for $1,000 financial commitment to the 2022 Juneteenth
Event is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t'' day of June, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri
Voting nay: Gartin Absent: Junck Abstaining: Rollins
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of June, 2022.