The primary purposes and objectives of the Veterans Memorial Commission shall include the following:
(a) To perpetuate the memory of veterans of all wars and conflicts involving the USA.
(b) To provide for construction and perpetual maintenance of a new memorial to honor veterans.
(c) To study, investigate, plan, advise, report and recommend to Council any action, program, plan or legislation which the Commission finds or determines to be necessary or advisable for the construction and perpetual maintenance of a veterans memorial.
(d) To be the liaison between the City and the local veterans groups for special veteran memorial events.
(e) To be the organization that requests funds from City Council for worthwhile veterans memorial events.
(f) To apply for, receive, administer, and enter into agreements regarding grants and donations to be expended, after review and approval of the project by the Mayor, in accordance with the purposes set forth in this Section by use of City forces or under contract with the City. All funds administered by the Commission through grants shall be accounted for through the Auditor's office.
(g) To accept gifts, bequests or donations in cash or kind for the indicated purpose of furthering the work of the Commission. Any gifts in money shall be deposited in the General Fund in a separate line item account designated the source, to be used as directed by the Commission upon appropriation by Council. Gifts in kind shall be utilized under the Commission’s sole direction and acknowledged as to value in writing upon qualified appraisal. (Ord. 2000-24. Passed 3-28-00.)