Chapter 3.80
DONATION ACCEPTANCE
Sections
3.80.020 Approval authority – Monetary donations.
3.80.030 Approval authority – Nonmonetary donations.
3.80.050 Accounts established.
3.80.060 Account administration.
3.80.010 Power to accept.
The city of Des Moines may accept any money or property donated, devised, or bequeathed to it, and carry out the terms of the donation, devise, or bequest, if within the city’s powers granted by law. If no terms or conditions are attached to the donation, devise, or bequest, the city of Des Moines may expend or use it for any municipal purpose. [Ord. 1339 § 1, 2004.]
3.80.020 Approval authority – Monetary donations.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve on behalf of the City all monetary donations to the City. All monetary donations approved by the City shall be deposited into the appropriate account as established in this chapter. The City Manager, at their discretion, is authorized to refuse any monetary donation. [Ord. 1799 § 3, 2024; Ord. 1339 § 2, 2004.]
3.80.030 Approval authority – Nonmonetary donations.
The city council shall approve all nonmonetary donations with value of $20,000 or more, and all donations of real property, to the city of Des Moines. The city manager is hereby authorized to approve on behalf of the city nonmonetary donations with a current value of less than $20,000 and greater than $5,000, other than real property, to the city of Des Moines. Department directors are hereby authorized to approve nonmonetary donations with a current value of less than $5,000, supporting budgeted projects, to the city of Des Moines. A department director approving a nonmonetary donation will be required to detail all related future costs associated with the acceptance of the donation and to submit the list of related future costs to the finance department. The city council, city manager, and department directors may, at their discretion, refuse any nonmonetary donation. [Ord. 1339 § 3, 2004.]
3.80.040 Donation terms.
In the event a donor has indicated a desire as to the use by the city of a donation, such donation shall, to the extent the desired use is within the city’s powers granted by law, be assigned to a project consistent with the donor’s desired use. [Ord. 1339 § 4, 2004.]
3.80.050 Accounts established.
There are hereby established special accounts, to be designated “contributions and donations from private sources.” The purpose of these accounts is to provide for the deposit of monetary donations, and for accounting for nonmonetary donations to the city. [Ord. 1339 § 5, 2004.]
3.80.060 Account administration.
The finance department shall have the responsibility for the financial administration of the “contributions and donations from private sources” accounts. The finance director may establish rules and regulations for the administration of the accounts. [Ord. 1339 § 6, 2004.]
3.80.070 Prior donations.
Any donations accepted prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter may be transferred to the “contributions and donations from private sources” accounts for tracking purposes. [Ord. 1339 § 7, 2004.]