Gifted funds; Special Fund No. 15000; expenditures.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 39-221
in effectSec. 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)
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_ARTXIDOGIPRGRBE_S39-221GIFUSPFUNO15000EXFetched: 10/27/2026