During its Feb. 10 meeting the Sweet Home City Council unanimously approved a policy for the Sweet Home Public Library outlining guidelines and procedures for naming rights and donor recognition.
As Library Director Megan Dazey anticipates a new library facility or relocation of the library, and as several recent memorial donations have been received, she believed the city needed to establish a donor naming rights policy to ensure all donations are recognized equitably.
In a memo to the council on the matter, she explained that some donations, whether large or small, came with requests for specific forms of recognition or benefits. Other donors made no such requests.
It was Dazey’s view that each donation should be recognized fairly and equitably, especially as staff anticipate future fundraising efforts related to a potential new facility.
In 2016, the city created Resolution 2016-32 pertaining to naming publicly owned properties. The proposed resolution presented by Dazey is more specific to the library, and overrides any conflict it may have with the 2016 resolution.
The proposed policy outlines how requests for naming rights and recognitions may be applied, and by what guidelines the library will approve such requests.
Naming rights may pertain to the building as well as rooms, furnishings, equipment and library collections, and will have a limited life.
Donors requesting recognition/naming rights must submit an application to the Library Advisory Board which, if approved, will be forwarded to City Council for final approval. Requests for recognition of gifts or sponsorships can be met by making the following donations:
books, $5 plus cost of item; furniture, $50 plus cost of item; shelf range, $5,000; circulation desk, $7,000; small study room, $15,000; librarian’s office, $15,000; medium study room, $20,000; director’s office, $25,000; staff area, $75,000; tween area, $75,000; teen area, $100,000; adult area, $150,000; large meeting room, $200,000; children’s area, $400,000; building, $1,000,000.
Other monetary gifts may be requested by donors for nameplate recognition.
In other business, the council:
- Held a work session reviewing a city-wide survey for community input on how the community feels the city is progressing;
- Approved the reappointment of Community Health Committee members Bob Dalton, Dr. Larry Horton and Michael Grenz. There were no other applicants for the seats.
- Approved the reappointment of Library Board Members Caryn Wise, Jim Corley and Kelsey Hicks, and agreed to change the term-ending dates to June 30. There were no other applicants for the seats.
- Appointed City Manager Jason Ogden as budget officer.