DONATIONS, GIFTS, PRIVATE GRANTS AND BEQUESTS

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 39, art. XI

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 39-221 Gifted funds; Special Fund No. 15000; expenditures.

Sec. 39-221. - Gifted funds; Special Fund No. 15000; expenditures. (a) Monies received from contributions, donations, private grants, bequests, project incomes, beneficiary earnings, or other source of cash gifts or endowments to the department of parks and recreation ("gifted funds") shall be deposited to the treasury of the city and credited to Special Fund No. 15000 which is set forth and described in section 20-18 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver. Any and all Gifted Funds so deposited are hereby approved pursuant to Denver Charter subsection 2.4.4(E) upon acceptance by the manager of parks and recreation as evidenced by the deposit. (b) Except as otherwise required by Denver Charter Section 3.2.6, expenditures are hereby authorized for the parks and recreation special revenue fund, Accounting No. 15710-7010000, in the amount not to exceed the total deposit of gifted funds described in subsection 39-221(a), DRMC, to be expended for the purposes of the department by the manager of parks and recreation or duly authorized representatives. (c) Gifted funds shall be used for personnel costs and for the purchase of equipment, furniture, supplies, and services or other parks and recreation expenses as determined by the manager of parks and recreation and provided in connection with the improvement of parks and recreational facilities or the creation, enhancement, or expansion of programs or activities in parks and recreation facilities, as well as costs associated with administering the gifted funds. (d) Gifted funds received or to be received under this section 39-221, DRMC, shall be subject to the requirements of section 20-52, DRMC, to the extent that such gifted funds are a "grant-in-aid" as defined in section 20-52(a), DRMC. (Ord. No. 419-10, § 1, 8-9-10)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 39-222 Personal property; fixtures; and general improvements.

Sec. 39-222. - Personal property; fixtures; and general improvements. (a) The manager of parks and recreation is authorized to accept and use for park-related purposes gifts or bequests of personal property as well as fixtures for and general improvements to existing parks and recreational facilities or parks and recreational facilities in the process of being acquired or constructed ("personal property gift"). By receiving and accepting a personal property gift in accordance with this section 39-222, the manager of parks and recreation shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of subsection 2.4.4(E) of the City Charter. (b) A personal property gift may include, so long as the personal property gift is used for park-related purposes: (1) Personal property, as defined under Colorado property law, but it shall not include any money, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, annuities, or any negotiable instruments and shall not include the gift of any work of art subject to city council approval under section 2-257, DRMC; (2) Fixtures, as defined under Colorado property law; and (3) General improvements to existing parks and recreational facilities or parks and recreational facilities in the process of being acquired or constructed, but it shall not include any new buildings, additions to existing buildings, or land; (c) If a personal property gift is to be given by a party on such terms and conditions that require an agreement to be entered in order to bind the parties to those terms and conditions, then the manager of parks and recreation shall comply with subsection 3.2.6(E) of the City Charter with respect to obtaining city council approval of revenue contracts for personal property valued at five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more. Any condition that the personal property gift be used for general or specific park-related purposes shall not be sufficient alone to require an agreement to be entered. (Ord. No. 419-10, § 1, 8-9-10)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH39PARE_ARTXIDOGIPRGRBEFetched: 10/27/2026