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Authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
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Published Notice Required? Yes ____ No _X__
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Brown requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the county's contribution of $5000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
During the FY2016/17 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $5,000 to allow District 2 to support community service programs. Ad discussed below, the Board allocated an additional $4,000 to District 2.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano partners with local partners to assist in distributing food to those in need in Contra Costa and Solano counties.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2016/17 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $25,000, $5,000 to each supervisorial district, to allow Board members to support community service programs. An additional $4,000 was allocated for this purpose to District 2 to ensure that Supervisor Brown, who assumed office in January, was able to donate the full $5,000.
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; an...
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