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Introduced by the Council President pursuant to Section 118.805,
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Ordinance Code:
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ORDINANCE 2012-721
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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
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,
Service
the
Grant
Council
recommendations
of
to
the
recommend
Public
2013-2014
Service
Grant
Council are attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council through this ordinance is hereby
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establishing
the
Priority
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Year; now therefore
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.
Pursuant to
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Section 118.805, (Public Service Grant Criteria), Ordinance Code,
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the following Priority Populations are hereby established for the
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2013-2014 Fiscal Year:
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2013-2014 Priority Populations
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1. Homeless persons and families.
The services to be rendered
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by the recipients to this population shall pertain to one or more
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of
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unprepared) and (3) case management. The percentage of available
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funding allocated to this priority population shall be 45%.
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the
following
2. Low-income
areas:
persons
(1)
shelter,
and
(2)
families.
food
The
(prepared
services
to
or
be
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rendered by the recipients to this population shall pertain to one
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or more of the following areas:
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emergency
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education/ training, (5)case management and (6) legal assistance.
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The
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population shall be 35%.
financial
percentage
of
(1) food, (2) healthcare, (3)
assistance,
available
funding
(4)
workforce
allocated
to
development/
this
priority
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3. Adults with physical, mental and behavioral disabilities.
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The services to be rendered by the recipients to this population
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shall pertain to one or more of the following areas:
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shelter, (2) health care, (3) case management, and (4) workforce
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(1) assisted
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development/
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funding allocated to this priority population shall be 20%.
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education/
training.
The
percentage
set forth in Exhibit 1.
Section 2.
Public
Service
Grants
Populations.
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used to exclusively serve Priority Populations.
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to
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This
Ordinance
Priority
shall
become
effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective
without the Mayor’s signature.
Form Approved:
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Serve
Public Service Grants made by City Council shall be
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available
Detailed definitions of each of the Priority Populations are
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of
/s/
Margaret M. Sidman
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Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared By: Juliana Rowland
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