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Introduced by the Council President pursuant to Section 118.805,
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Ordinance Code and amended by the Finance Committee:
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ORDINANCE 2012-721-E
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AN
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GRANTS),
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QUALIFICATIONS
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ORDINANCE
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PRIORITY POPULATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT
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ORDINANCE
CONCERNING
SECTION
FOR
CODE,
CHAPTER
118.805
PUBLIC
118
(ELIGIBILITY
SERVICE
ESTABLISHING
(CITY
THE
GRANTS),
2013-2014
APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS,
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Public
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Council
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118.805 states:
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“Sec.
Service
to
118.805
Grants),
establish
(Eligibility
Ordinance
“Priority
Code,
Qualifications
provides
Populations”,
for
and
the
said
for
City
section
118.805. Eligibility Qualifications for Public Service
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Grant.
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Service
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qualifications:
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Section
In order to be eligible to apply for or receive a Public
Grant
(a)
All
a
requesting
requesting
agency
agencies
must
must
meet
operate
the
following
programs
that
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tangibly affect and improve a Priority Population.
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before
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recommend to the City Council the Priority Populations for the
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upcoming
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recommended
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Council and establish Priority Populations to be served through the
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Public Service Grant appropriations by February 15 of every year
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for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Population may include elderly, low-income residents or individuals
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with particular public safety, medical or social needs.
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the annual establishment, Priority Populations may only be revised
November
fiscal
15,
the
year.
Priority
Public
The
Service
City
Populations
by
Grant
Council
the
Annually, on or
Council
shall
Public
review
Service
shall
the
Grant
By way of example only, a Priority
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Except for
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or amended by a two-thirds vote of the City Council.”; and
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 2012-650-E extended to November 30 the time
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for
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Priority Populations to the City Council; and
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the
Public
WHEREAS,
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Council
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“Revised
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Finance”; and
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are
Service
the
Council
recommendations
attached
Exhibit
Grant
1,
hereto
as
Priority
of
to
the
Revised
recommend
Public
Service
Exhibit
Populations,
2013-2014
1,
January
Grant
labeled
15,
2013
–
WHEREAS, the City Council through this ordinance is hereby
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establishing
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Year; now therefore
the
Priority
Populations
for
the
2013-2014
Fiscal
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
Priority Populations Established.
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Section
118.805,
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Grant),
Ordinance
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hereby established for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year:
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2013-2014 Priority Populations
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as
(Eligibility
Code,
Qualifications
the
following
for
Priority
Pursuant to
Public
Service
Populations
are
1. Homeless persons and families. The percentage of available
funding allocated to this priority population shall be 45%.
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2. Low-income
persons
and
families.
The
percentage
of
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available funding allocated to this priority population shall be
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35%.
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3. Adults with physical, mental and behavioral disabilities.
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The
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population shall be 20%.
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percentage
of
available
funding
allocated
this
priority
Detailed definitions of each of the Priority Populations are
set forth in Revised Exhibit 1.
Section 2.
Public
Service
Grants
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Populations.
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used to exclusively serve Priority Populations.
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to
to
Serve
Priority
Public Service Grants made by City Council shall be
Section 3.
Effective Date.
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This
Ordinance
shall
become
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effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective
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without the Mayor’s signature.
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Form Approved:
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__/s/ Paige Hobbs Johnston
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Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared By: Juliana Rowland
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