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<br />City of Centerville <br />August 14,2002 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson conunented that the City celebration shows a $34,962 deficit <br />and there is a gambling donation of $25,230 and she would like to make a motion to use <br />the gambling donation to offset the largest portion of the city celebration. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Nelson, seconded by Council Member Capra to use the <br />$25,230 l!amblinl! donation to offset the larl!est portion of the City celebration. <br /> <br />Ms. Paulseth indicated the City celebration enterprise fund has been closed and that was <br />done with a general fund transfer and the gambling money is in the general fund. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if the $25,230 gambling donation was the amount <br />acctUllu1ated to the end of 2001. Ms. Paulseth indicated that was her understanding. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked what happens with the funds. Ms. Paulseth indicated it is <br />up to Council to determine what happens to the funds. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson indicated the funds went into the general fund when received. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated she would like to investigate with the Gambling <br />Control Board to see if it is okay to do that. <br /> <br />Ms. Paulseth indicated that the funds are considered a donation to a government entity. <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated the funds became part of the general fund when received <br />by the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that there is no limit as to what the funds <br />can be used for anymore once the Lions made their charitable gambling donation to the <br />City. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated anybody can give the City money and ask that the money <br />be used for a specific purpose but the City does not have to do so. He then commented <br />that, if the City wishes to continue receiving donations, it may be a good idea to use the <br />funds as requested, however. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson indicated she felt using the funds for the City celebration <br />benefits the whole City and seems an appropriate use of the funds. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis asked if the funds being discussed are the Lion's funds. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated they are the donated funds from the Lions <br />for the concession stand that was voted against at the last meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Travis called the question. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra clarified that the brand new concession stand was voted against. <br />She then said she is against spending $30,000 to run sewer to the concession stand. She <br /> <br />Page 16 of21 <br />