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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9632 - Charitable Payroll DeductionsRESOLUTION NO. 9632 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY • OF NEWPORT BEACH CONCERNING CHARITABLE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS WHEREAS, Section 1157.2 of the Government Code provides that "With the approval of the governing body of a public agency and under such regulations as it may prescribe, employees of the public agency may authorize deductions to be made from their salaries or wages either for the payment of contributions to bona fide charitable organizations or for the payment of designated sums to a nonprofit California corporation which is compelled by its bylaws to make, and which does expend such sums solely by the making of contributions to bona fide charitable organizations "; and WHEREAS, Section 13923 of the Government Code provides that charitable payroll deductions from the salaries or wages of state officers and employees are available for charitable contribu- tions made to the agency handling the principal combined fund drive in any areas; and WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to minimize loss of productive work -time from public business by City employees occasioned by charitable fund drives in City facilities; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach considers a single, combined fund drive on behalf of charitable organizations to be more efficient, effective and equitable than multiple fund drives and thus in the best interests of the City and its employees; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach be an appropriate and desirable precendent for application with Newport Beach; and considers Section 13923 of the Government Code relating to charitable payroll deductions for state officers and employees to be an appropriate and desirable precendent for application with Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach in determining which organization is best suited to conduct the single, combined fund drive among Newport Beach • City employees has considered the following criteria: A. The number of charitable agencies in the City of Newport Beach which rely on the drive for their support; B. The number of dollars raised in the City of Newport Beach during the last completed fund drive C. The percentage of dollars dispersed to charitable agencies as a result of the drive; D. The organization using the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AICPA standards of accounting for financial reporting; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby approves and provides, subject to such regulations as the City Manager may prescribe, that charitable payroll deductions from the salaries or wages of employees of the City of Newport Beach are available for charitable contributions to the principal combined fund drive of United Way of Orange County (north and south). ADOPTED this 10th day of September , 1979. Mayor ATTEST: Ci y Clerk SRTIPIED AS f ORIGINAL ------ ... _......_. CITY CLERK OF THE CITY Of NE"Ot ACM SEP 1 7 1979 -2- DAM....`.:. ............................................. '..... '...... --"- HRC /kv 8/31/79