DATE: June 20, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kelley Worman-Landano, County Librarian
SUBJECT: Resolution to retroactively accept a non-monetary book donation from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution retroactively accepting and expressing gratitude for the non-monetary donation of children and teen books valued at $4,000 to the Fresno County Public Library from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended action is required to satisfy the reporting requirements under Chapter 762.12 of the CAO Management Directives for donations greater than $500 in value. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Fresno County Public Library to accept the donation of children and teen books valued at $4,000 from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The books are to be given to participants of the Library's 2017 Summer Challenge and Lunch at the Library programs and began to be distributed on June 12, 2017.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to not accept the donation, which will result in not handing out free books to children and teens who participate in this year's Summer Challenge and Lunch at the Library programs.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The request to accept the donation is retroactive to June 12, 2017 due to a delay in finalizing the receipt of the donation. Books were received in May 2017 and were required to be distributed beginning June 12, 2017 for the Summer Challenge and Lunch at the Library programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. There is no increase in appropriations or revenue, since the donation is non-monetary in value. The Library will provide an in-kind contribution of $5,226 for coordination of the Summer Challenge and Lunch at the Library programs. The in-kind contribution covers a percentage of s...
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