Fiscal Note
Grant funds will support the work of the Committee and will be administered by the Mayor's Office. This funding was not included in the 2008 Mayor's Office Adopted Operating budget; therefore, the 2008 Mayor's Office operating budget will need to be amended to recognize the additional $16,188 in revenues, and the commensurate increase in expenditure authority, as follows:
GN01-51200-082000 (Hourly Salary): $5,844.00
GN01-52000-082000 (Fringe Benefits): $744.00
GN01-54640-082000 (Training/Travel): $9,100.00
GN01-55130-082000 (Printing/Copying): $500.00
GN01-78510-082000 (Corp. Grants): $16,188.00
Title
AMENDED - Authorizing the Blue Ribbon Committee on Clean Elections to accept a one-time grant from the Joyce Foundation in the amount of $16,188 and amending the 2008 Adopted Operating budget of the Mayor's Office to provide for additional grant revenues and associated expenditures.
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WHEREAS, the Common Council created the Blue Ribbon Committee on Clean Elections ("the Committee") on March 20, 2007 (RES-07-00379) to investigate "full public financing of municipal elections for alderperson, mayor and municipal judge"; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that an essential element of its work is to collect election-related data and research campaign financing systems in other communities; and
WHEREAS, to support this work, the Committee submitted a request to the Joyce Foundation for a one-time grant $16,188, which the Joyce Foundation has approved; and
WHEREAS, the Committee will use the proceeds from this grant for research assistance, travel and printed materials; and
WHEREAS, the results of this research will be reported back to the Common Council and Mayor as part of the Committee's final report; and
WHEREAS, disbursements from the grant will be overseen by the Mayor's Office which staffs the Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Committee is authorized to accept a one-time grant in the amount of $16,188 ...
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