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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3296-2022
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING DONATIONS TO THE KENAI COMMUNITY
LIBRARY FOR THE PURCHASE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Community Library received monetary donations through the Friends of the Kenai
Community Library totaling $3,500; and,
WHEREAS, $500 on behalf of the Pioneers of Alaska will be spent on large print books and other items
to support the needs of library users with visual impairments; and,
WHEREAS, $3,000 on behalf of various donors will be spent on print and digital collection items, as well
as supplies for the Library’s Library of Things Collection; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of these donations to further the mission of the Kenai Community Library is in
the best interest of the City and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept these donated funds and to expend them
as authorized by this ordinance and in line with the intentions of the donors.
Section 2. That the following budget revision is authorized:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues –
Donations - Library $3,500
Increase Appropriations –
Books - Library $3,000
Operating & Repair Supplies 500
$3,500
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in
which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder
of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or
application.
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 3RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM: Katja Wolfe, Library Director
DATE: June 28, 2022
SUBJECT: Donations to the Kenai Community Library
The purpose of this memo is to request acceptance and appropriation of $3,500 from various
donors through the Friends of the Kenai Community Library to be spent on the following:
• $500 on behalf of the Pioneers of Alaska on large print books and other items to support
the needs of library users living with visual impairments
• $3,000 on behalf of various donors on print and digital collection items, as well as supplies
for the “Library of Things Collection”
We appreciate the generosity of the donors!
Thank you for your consideration.