For City Council Meeting [September 13, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
Title
Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7966 Adopting a Policy on the Use of Community Benefit Funds by City Council Members.
Body
BACKGROUND
The current Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fiscal Year budget includes an appropriation of $50,000 in the City Council department budget for "Council Expenditures". As highlighted during the budget meetings earlier this year, the City Manager recommended the establishment of a Community Benefit Fund for the City Council like other cities, whereby each Council Member may utilize their allocated funds for specific purposes. In this case, each Council Member has available an appropriation of $10,000 for their use during the current fiscal year.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
To ensure that the discretionary use of Community Benefit Funds allocated to each Council Member is for a legitimate public purpose, it is necessary to consider adoption of a policy outlining the use of these funds. The City Attorney has prepared a Resolution outlining a policy for Council's consideration. Allowable uses are identified below:
* Contributions to community based not-for-profit organizations that provide services or assistance to residents of the City;
* Contributions to programs, services, assistance, teams or clubs offered at or through schools or other community organizations located within the City or that otherwise serve students or residents of the City;
* Contributions to scholarships, grants, awards, or recognition programs for students or residents of the City;
* Contributions to job training, job placement, occupational education, work force development and similar programs provided to residents of the City;
* Contributions in support of the arts within the community that are available to residents of the community;
* Contributions in support of social, economic, or environmental ...
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