All, In Perkins, two issues came to my attention around the same time: 1) the Library Department wanted to accept "donations" for the "naming" of rooms at the yet-to-be-built library, and 2) the Parks Department wanted to raise funds through the "sponsorship of banners." After researching the matter, I quickly advised the City Staff not to refer to the sponsorship of a fixture/item/etc. Individuals and entities sponsor programs, activities, departments, etc., and the City acknowledges the sponsorships through the City's placement of names on t-shirts, banners, fixtures, etc. Mindful that the City wants all such speech to be government speech only, I started searching for a policy. The only one I liked was from Lexena, KS. Their forms were more complicated than we needed, but they were super-helpful. I believe we developed a policy, forms and procedures that (if followed) will work across the board - i.e, whether dealing with the sponsorship of an activity/program/etc. which results in the entity's name on baseball shirts, a banner affixed to a baseball field fence for a season, or a plaque affixed to a public building. I could be wrong, though. If you review these documents and find something you deem problematic, please let me know. A couple of notes: 1) You will see that the application related to the "naming" of a room contains verbiage not necessary in the other applications; and 2) The form application contains an insurance requirement provision that won't be necessary most of the time; but I have advised that the Department head address the necessity of insurance coverage every time he/she drafts a sponsorship application. I just thought I would send these documents to you in hopes they are helpful. Happy New Year! Tammy [cid:image001.jpg@01DA4207.AD7CC310] Tammy Ewing Attorney & Mediator Ewing Law Office, PLLC Phone: (918) 752-9550 Email: tammy@ewing.legal<mailto:tammy@ewing.legal> Website : ewing.legal<http://www.ewing.legal/> 1536 East 59th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 Now Scheduling Mediations through DRC! http://www.drc-ok.com/scheduling