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(A) The Council may only approve a grant application which first meets the following test of public purpose:
(1) The expenditure must confer a direct benefit of reasonably general character to a significant part of the city public, as distinguished from a remote or theoretical benefit;
(2) The receiving organization must provide services that are for the general good and welfare of city citizens; and
(3) The grant must have as its objective the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, general welfare, security, prosperity, and contentment of all, or at least a substantial part of city inhabitants or residents.
(B) (1) The Council must further make a determination that there are adequate safeguards in place to make sure that the receiving organization uses the grant request for the particular public purpose found by the city.
(2) Where possible, the city should be provided invoices for application of the grant funds directly to the vendor of the material, equipment, goods, or services which are being provided to the public.
(C) The Council may only approve a grant application through the adoption of a municipal order at a regular monthly meeting of the City Council.
(Ord. 12-05, passed 10-8-2012)
The city does hereby find that the following type of grant requests are not sufficiently related to a public purpose and are therefore prohibited:
(A) Any grant request which could be construed as a payment of a personal bill for a city resident, as opposed to the support of a community-wide program or initiative;
(B) Any grant request which could be construed as support of a particular business or industry; and
(C) Any grant request which funds any facility that is not open to the general public.
(Ord. 12-05, passed 10-8-2012)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) Any person who violates any provision of § 33.04 shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500. In addition, any officer who fails to comply with any of the provisions of § 33.04 shall, for each failure, be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $500, in the discretion of the court, which may be recovered only once in a civil action brought by any resident of the city. The costs of all proceedings, including a reasonable fee for the attorney of the resident bringing the action, shall be assessed against the unsuccessful party.