Page 224 - Saginaw FY22 Adopted Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW
DONATIONS FUND

OVERVIEW OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
2021-2022

The Donations Fund was created in May 2009 to better track funds received through water bill
donations as well as direct donations to the City for specific purposes. Currently, Animal Services,
Parks, Library, Beautification, the Senior Center, Police, and Fire Department have donation funds
available for expenditure. Each of these departments has an advising board which helps create the
budgets for and approves expenditures of donations. Donations have also been received for the
Train & Grain Festival and for fence pickets for the Dream Play playground at Willow Creek Park.

REVENUE

Donations Revenue
This includes the $3.00 donations on most monthly water bills for Parks, Library and Beautification
as well as direct donations from the citizens and businesses within the City for other purposes. The
donation amount for Parks and Library was raised to $1 each from 50 cents each in FY 18/19.

The Train and Grain Festival is funded through corporate donations.
Interest on Investments
Interest income is based on current rates.

EXPENDITURES:

Animal Services
Budgeted expenditures are for partial funding of the vaccination program and animal care.

Parks
In FY21/22 there is $10,000 budgeted for a July 2022 fireworks display.

Library
Budgeted expenditures include technology, books, CD’s, DVD’s, magazines, electronic resources,
supplies, and contract services for library programs. Funding is also included for 2 part time pages
for 13 weeks during the busy summer months and a part-time Library Intern.

Beautification
Budgeted expenditures include various beautification projects including Adopt-a-Spot and Yard-of-
the-Month programs, various maintenance and repair projects throughout the City as needed,
holiday decorations, right-of-way mowing contracts for Saginaw Blvd. and Blue Mound Rd, and
funding for public art.

Senior Center
Budgeted expenditures for facility needs, special events and programs.
Fire

Budgeted expenditures include supplies for Fire Camp, the annual Easter Egg Hunt, CERT (Citizens
Emergency Response Team) supplies, and public education.

Train and Grain Festival
Budgeted expenditures include supplies for festival.
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