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MAY 14, 2002 02-175
RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE:
APPROVE SESQUICENTENNIAL ALLOCATIONS
INITIATED BY: MAYOR HINTZ
WHEREAS, the 2002 City of Oshkosh operating budget contains $14,000 for
sesquicentennial projects and activities; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the money be allocated as follows:
1. Oshkosh Public Museum - $5,000
Project to transfer and to edit eight hours of historic film, related to the 1953 Centennial
celebration in the museum archives, onto a one-hour VHS video tape. The video will be
duplicated and sold for the Sesquicentennial.
2. Channel 10- $4,000
Project to prepare a program entitled "Oshkosh Then and Now". The tape will be a
visual tour of Oshkosh prepared by Jim and Ron Metz, local historians. Other costs
include staff time and purchase of tapes for duplication that will be sold for
Sesquicentennial.
3. Oshkosh Public Library- $2,000
Project to digitize additional, commonly-referenced historic documents to be
available on the library web site in conjunction with the Sesquicentennial.
made
· 4. Sesquicentennial banners- $2,000
Project to purchase banners containing the Sesquicentennial logo for placement on
street lightposts.
· 5. Sesquicentennial signage - $!,500 $1,000 (With consent of the Council)
Project to purchase signage containing the Sesquicentennial logo for placement at the
entrances to the city and other appropriate sites.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the proper city officials are authorized and directed to expend the monies
as allocated above and to take those steps necessary to implement the above-
referenced projects and activities.
Money for this purpose is allocated from:
Acct No 100-0911-6401-00000 Unclassified Expense - Patriotic Celebrations
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