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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, section 13.04 of the City of Rochester Home Rule Charter states, "[a]ny and
all property given, granted, conveyed, donated, devised or bequeathed to ... the City of
Rochester, for the purpose of a library or reading rooms, shall vest in and be held in the name of
the City of Rochester, and any conveyance, grant, donation, devise, bequest or gift made to the
library board, shall be deemed and considered as having been made to the City of Rochester for
libraries and reading rooms;" and,
WHEREAS, section 13.03, subd. 3 of the City of Rochester Home Rule Charter states,
"[s]aid [library] board, with the consent of the common council, expressed by resolution or
ordinance, may accept any conveyance, gift, grant, donation, devise, or bequest for library
purposes ... ;" and,
WHEREAS, the Library Board of the Rochester Public Library requests the Common
Council to adopt a resolution allowing the Library Board to accept conveyances, gifts, grants and
donations, and be able to deliver such gifts to the Rochester Public Library Foundation for library
Spurposes, and to enter into a contract with the Foundation memorializing this relationship.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, that the City grants consent to the Library Board to accept any
conveyance, gift, grant or donation for library purposes, and to deliver such conveyances, gifts,
grants or donations to the Rochester Public Library Foundation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby authorizes the execution of an
agreement between the City and the Foundation concerning the delivery and use of such
conveyances, gifts, grants or donations.
The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
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*ROCHESTER,
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MINNESOTA, THIS Oth DAY" OF CmIZ. , 2007.
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OfffSIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS 6Ttg DAY OF 36PTfrn.8s-� , 2007.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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