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Authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District to benefit the Early College Program
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Monica Brown requests the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District to benefit the Early College Program.
SUMMARY:
During the FY2021/2022 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $10,000 to each Supervisorial District to support community service programs in their districts. District 2 requests $500 from its Non-County Contribution Fund to be allocated to Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District to benefit the Early College Program.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2021/22 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $50,000, $10,000 to each supervisorial district, to allow Board members to support community service programs. The Board directed County Counsel to provide guidelines on how to recommend funding for qualifying agencies or programs. The guidelines are as follows:
1) Each supervisor must submit the proposed expenditure to the County Counsel and the Auditor/Controller for initial review.
2) The Board must approve the expenditure by a majority vote.
3) The Board must determine that the expenditure is for a public purpose.
4) The Board may authorize an expenditure of public funds to a nonprofit organization so long as the County retains ultimate control over the exercise of judgment and discretion of the intended program.
5) To ensure accountability, all expenditures are subject to periodic audit by the Auditor/Controller; and
a) If the recipient provides an activity, program or service ("activity"), it shall provide an activity report within 30 days of the activity that sta...
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