Fiscal Note
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Authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the John F. Kennedy School of Government ("Harvard") for the placement of a Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow in the Mayor's Office
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WHEREAS, the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the John F. Kennedy School of Government administers the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow program; and
WHEREAS, the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship program enables Harvard University graduates to work with cities nationwide for two (2) years on a specific agreed upon priority area; and
WHEREAS, the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship program provides fellows to cities at no cost to the city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison ("City"), through an application by the Sustainability and Resilience Program in the Mayor's Office, was selected as a participant city in the program; and
WHEREAS, participating in the fellowship program incurs no cost to the City, and the fellow is not compensated by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized to sign a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") for up to 5 years to authorize the placement of a fellow for the period August 26, 2024 through August 25, 2026 with the President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the John F. Kennedy School of Government ("Harvard") for the placement of a Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow in the Mayor's Office to work with the Sustainability and Resilience program.