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D001991C I T Y O F S A I N T P A U L OFFICE OF THE MAYOR �oved Copies to: - City Clerk (Original) - Finance Dept's Accounting Division - Requesting Dept. D�o i 94/ No: 10237 Date: 3 j,�.{)/ 1 WIIEREAS, the Saint Paul Police Department's Volunteer Services and Community Services Units are 2 seeking endorsement to sponsor a banquet at the Holiday Inn East, St. Paul, on Saturday, March 31, 3 2001 for the Department's volunteer groups. These volunteers provided thousands of hours of free 4 labor this past year, and 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 � 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 WHEREAS, the purpose of this banquet is to recognize the services that these groups provide to the City of Saint Paul and the police department. Public events in the City such as the Winter Carnival, Taste of Minnesota, Grande Old Days, etc. would not be possible without the support and services of these volunteers. They are also responsible for providing security and traffic control at all of the festivals, local parades and similar events throughout the city, and WHEREAS, the only recognition these volunteers receive is via the awards banquet and it is important to the morale of these groups that time is taken to recognize their contributions. Awards and plaques are presented at the banquet to those volunteers who contribute the most, which is an incentive to the rest. Moneys needed for this banquet would provide for the room rental, decorations, and meals, and WHEREAS, the public purpose of this event is to recognize volunteer groups that provide security and traf�c control at public events in Saint Paul, and NOW, BE IT ORDERED, the proper City Officials are hereby authorized to pay for costs associated with the above mentioned banquet, not to exceed $7,000.00 from account code 001-04000-0299-40070. 38 39 42 �}—`� � �ested by: Department Director te :�u�►t �. . •��� •� banquet.com mserv. march31.xls � , �. ,� *, � POLICE DEPARTMENT I Q2/23/01 �NTACTPERSOpJ&pHpNE IEF WILLIAM K. FINNEY 292-3588 . BE ON COUNCIL AGE7JDA BY (DAT� 0.431GM NUM9QtFOR ROUi1NG ORDER TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES _ _ GREEN SHEET r•.�, . � ,D� o � 9s��'� No ,.:�„uJ I� /� ancau1ct � anwnox�r � � anuen[ � NWICNLfEAVILEY0IR ❑ AIIINLW.DFRV/YCCIG ❑YAYORIOR.V9lTIWf� ❑ (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) Approval of the attached Administrative Order authorizing the Saint Paul Police Department to pay for expenses re�ated to the Vo�unteer's Sanquet ac the HoLiday Inn East, Saint Paul, on Saturday, March 31, 2001. PlANNING COMMISSION CIB COMMITTEE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Has tltis pe�sonlflrm ever vroAced u'Wx a�ntract for this tlepartmert7 VES NO Has this persoNfirm ever been a ciry empbyee7 VES NO Does this perso�rtn possess a skill not trormallYWSSesseC bY any cuReM city emDloYee� YES NO Is Nis persoMrtn a terpetetl vendoR YES NO all ves answers on seua�ste sheet aMl attach W orcen sheet .___...__— _.__'_' _.' ___ --__. __._.._... Every year, the Volunteer Services Uait and the Community Services Unit sponsor a banquet for the Departmentds volunteer groups. These val provided over 30,000+ hours of free labor in 2000 and this is the only form of recognition that they receive. The cost of the banquet wi11 be approximately $7,000.00. IC wi11 be held on Saturday,March 31, 2001, at the HoLiday 7nn East, Saint Pau1. TU'is�amount wi11 cover a11 meal expenses. This is the only vehicle we have to recognize the tremendous service that these groups provide to the City and the Police Department. Every public event in the City such as the Winter Carnival, Taste of Minnesota, Grande 01d Days, etc., enjoys the support of these eve Tt is.very important to�.the moraie of these groups that we take the time to��.recognize their contributions. We also present awards and plaques at the banquet to those volunteers who contribute the most, which is an incentive to the rest. iISApVAMAGESIF APPROVED None apparent. ithout the support of this function, the volunteers wi11 undoubtedly begin to feel that they re not ap reciated. The 1ikely result would be si nificant attrition in membership., With t e ncrease o� activities in Saint Pau1, such an attri�ion would be devasta[inQ to ourability to COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO souacE General Fund (001) (IXPlA1N) ACTIVVTYNUMBER � °��` I�1 S 0 s"�.AR G'� �J�� CITY F��°�0����'