May the city of starke contribute, directly or indirectly, to a nonprofit corporation's football program?

Your inquiry states that the City of Starke annually spends a significant amount of money funding a recreation department. This year your city commission, believing that it is more economical to encourage the involvement of private organizations in recreation, desires to contribute to the funding of a "Pop-Warner" football program. The commission wishes to fund the program, which is operated by a nonprofit corporation, either directly, or indirectly through the purchase of equipment.

Thus, you ask whether the city may lawfully fund the programs of such a nonprofit corporation. For the following reasons, your question is answered in the affirmative. It is axiomatic that municipal funds may be used only for a municipal purpose, and only when properly budgeted for such purpose.

AGO 72-198, s 10, Art. VII, State Const. As noted in AGO 77-27, the purpose of s 10, Art.

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