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Authorize the County's contribution of $2,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District for the use of field trips for Sheldon Elementary School ($500) and the Vallejo City Unified School District for the use of school supplies at Franklin Middle School ($500), Pennycook Elementary School ($500), and Grace Patterson Elementary School ($500)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Brown requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $2,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District for the use of field trips for Sheldon Elementary School ($500) and the Vallejo City Unified School District for the use of school supplies at Franklin Middle School ($500), Pennycook Elementary School ($500), and Grace Patterson Elementary School ($500).
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 to District 2 to ensure that Supervisor Brown, who assumed office in January, was able to donate a 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 intend...
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