Amador County – Plymouth City Council last week directed its city manager to help a local group place a memorial bench at the Veterans’ Park in memory of the late Roy Faddis. The council also asked City Manager Dixon Flynn to work on a draft policy for future handling of such funding. Councilwoman Pat Fordyce asked for the discussion, knowing that funds for Faddis had been held by the city for more than a year after his death. Maria Nunez Simon, a member of the Lodge Hill Committee said she gave a check toward an unspecified memorial for Mr. Faddis, as did others in the community. The funds, totaling $150 dollars, then sat idle as Roy’s widow mourned. City Clerk Gloria Stoddard said Eleanor Faddis did not know what she wanted to do with the memorial funds. Simon said Mrs. Faddis now wants to place a bench at the Veterans’ Park off Highway 49, with a name plaque for Mr. Faddis. Flynn said the funds were given for the park, but donors did not specify what it would pay for. Finance Manager Jeff Gardner said the money accounts were so small that he did not notice them. Flynn said funding for the park totaled $800 dollars. He was directed to help Simon place the bench at the Veterans’ Park in Mr. Faddis’s name, then revise a policy for future funding. Gardner recommended setting a threshold, with a monetary amount over a certain number activating the need for city council attention. But funding amounts under that threshold could be handled at the city manager’s discretion. Stoddard said a recycled material usage grant could be used to fund the new benches, and a recycled material bench building company had been contacted. The amount in the grant the city qualifies for is $5,000 dollars, Stoddard said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 27 July 2009 23:51
Plymouth City Council
Amador County – Plymouth City Council last week directed its city manager to help a local group place a memorial bench at the Veterans’ Park in memory of the late Roy Faddis. The council also asked City Manager Dixon Flynn to work on a draft policy for future handling of such funding. Councilwoman Pat Fordyce asked for the discussion, knowing that funds for Faddis had been held by the city for more than a year after his death. Maria Nunez Simon, a member of the Lodge Hill Committee said she gave a check toward an unspecified memorial for Mr. Faddis, as did others in the community. The funds, totaling $150 dollars, then sat idle as Roy’s widow mourned. City Clerk Gloria Stoddard said Eleanor Faddis did not know what she wanted to do with the memorial funds. Simon said Mrs. Faddis now wants to place a bench at the Veterans’ Park off Highway 49, with a name plaque for Mr. Faddis. Flynn said the funds were given for the park, but donors did not specify what it would pay for. Finance Manager Jeff Gardner said the money accounts were so small that he did not notice them. Flynn said funding for the park totaled $800 dollars. He was directed to help Simon place the bench at the Veterans’ Park in Mr. Faddis’s name, then revise a policy for future funding. Gardner recommended setting a threshold, with a monetary amount over a certain number activating the need for city council attention. But funding amounts under that threshold could be handled at the city manager’s discretion. Stoddard said a recycled material usage grant could be used to fund the new benches, and a recycled material bench building company had been contacted. The amount in the grant the city qualifies for is $5,000 dollars, Stoddard said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
