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File #: 25-0244    Version: 1 Name: Request permission to accept unbudgeted donation from Rikard Family Charitable Trust to the Foley Fire Department
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/12/2025 In control: Legal Department
On agenda: 5/19/2025 Final action: 5/19/2025
Title: A Resolution Accepting an Unbudgeted Donation from the Rikard Family Charitable Trust (Frank Rikard) and Approving the Budget Increase to Small Tools Account for the Foley Fire Department
Attachments: 1. 20250115110121714.pdf, 2. Joey-Darby-05-13-2025.pdf

Title

A Resolution Accepting an Unbudgeted Donation from the Rikard Family Charitable Trust (Frank Rikard) and Approving the Budget Increase to Small Tools Account for the Foley Fire Department

 

Summary

The Foley Fire Department has received generous donation from the Rikard Family Charitable Trust (Frank Rikard) wishing to provide funding for supporting our mission.  We have identified several needs for small tools and rescue equipment for specialized rescues.  We are requesting that our Fire Department Donations account 100-2020-4651 be amended to reflect the unbudgeted $5000 and our Small Tools account 100-2020-6053 be amended to show an additional $5000, for a net effect of $0. 

 

Budgetary Impact:

   Non-Capital Item:

      ____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)

      ____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $___ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.**Request to Transfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**

      ____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**

 

   Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**

      ____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of  $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**

      ____ Not Budgeted - account #___ requires budget increase of $______.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**

 

   Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**

      In current year Capital Projects Plan: 

        _____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________

        _____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.

        _____ No, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.

 

Body

 

     WHEREAS, the Foley Fire Department has received a generous unbudgeted donation of $5000 from the Rikard Family Charitable Trust, and

     WHEREAS, these funds where intended to support the mission of the Foley Fire Department, and

     WHEREAS, the Foley Fire Department has identified a need for rescue equipment for specialized rescues.

     NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:

     SECTION 1:     Accepts the unbudgeted donation to the Foley Fire Department from the Rikard Family Charitable Trust and amends the FY25 budget to reflect an increase of $5000 in the Fire Department Donations account 100-2020-4651 and approves an increase of $5000 in the Small Tools account 100-2020-6053, for a net effect of $0.

     SECTION 2:     This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.