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r <br />Proposed Revisions 6/08 <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />GUIDELINES REGARDING THE USE OF COMMUNITYEMPOWERMENT FUNDS <br />Purpose of the Guidelines: <br />In order to provide City Councilmembers and the Mayor the opportunity to respond to special <br />requests from community organizations, groups or individuals for support for community <br />projects or events, each Council District and the Mayor's Office will be allocated funds annually <br />in their respective budgets known as Community Empowerment Funds <br />The purpose of this policy is to standardize, define, and document the criteria to be used by the <br />City Council and/or Mayor in distribution of Community Empowerment Funds. <br />Allocation of Communit~Empowerment Funds: <br />Due to the higher volume of requests received by the Mayor's Office for donations to <br />community events or projects, the budgeted amount of Community Empowerment Funds for the <br />Mayor's Office shall be two (2) times the amount budgeted for City Council Districts. The City <br />Council shall set the amounts allocated each year during the budget process. <br />se of Public Funds: <br />In order to comply with the regulations set forth in Assembly Bill 1234 regarding the reporting <br />of the use of public funds by elected officials, only agencies, groups, or organizations; -er <br />It~~ formally ad~ted approved by City Council action may receive Community <br />Empowerment Funds. n++uct,e,t ~ tt,o r;+y r~„ ;t n~ o,t r„ ;+, >~,,,,a vo „+~ u~+ <br />Recipient Eligibility: <br />In order for an a~encv. group or organization to be eligible for Communitv Empowerment Fund <br />donations, that a~encv. group or organization must have been given non-profit status by the <br />Internal Revenue Service, the State Franchise Tax Board, or the California Secretary of State. <br />The a~encv. group or or:?anization must also be based in San Leandro. <br />Names may be added to or removed from the list of approved agencies, groups or organizations <br />by City Council Resolution. <br />Procedure for Use of Communitv Empowerment Funds: <br />If a City Councilmernber or the Mayor wishes to use a portion of their Community <br />Empowerment Funds for a specific purpose, that request will be submitted ~~-~g-te the City <br />Manager using an approved request form. The City Manager will review the request, confirm <br />