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Revised <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />GUIDELINES REGARDING THE USE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT 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 programs for support for community projects <br />or events, each Council District and the Mayor's Office will be allocated funds annually in their <br />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 Community 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 />Use 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 organizations, groups, or programs formally <br />approved by City Council action may receive Cornmuniry Empowerment Funds. <br />Recipient Eligibility: <br />In order for a community organization, group, or program to be eligible for Community <br />Empowerment Fund donations, that organization, group, or program must have been given non- <br />profit status by the Internal Revenue Service, the State Franchise Tax Board, or the California <br />Secretary of State. The organization, group, or program must also be based in San Leandro. <br />Names may be added to or removed from the list of approved organizations, groups, or programs <br />by City Council Resolution. <br />Procedure for Use of Community Empowerment Funds: <br />If a City Councilmember or the Mayor wishes to use a portion of their Community <br />Empowerment Funds for a specific purpose, that request will be submitted to the City Manager <br />using an approved request form. The City Manager will review the request, confirm that the <br />recipient is included in the adopted list of Fund Recipients and that sufficient funds remain in the <br />