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25.

Meeting Date:	02/17/2009
Submitted For:	Mary Clark	Submitted By:	Mary Clark, Commissioner Pct. #1
Department:	Commissioner Pct. #1

Agenda Item

Discuss and consider disbursement of funds for public assistance.

Background

In 2006, the public assistance committee comprised of Commissioner Lisa Birkman, Commissioner Ron Morrison, Kathy Grimes, Ashlie Koenig and Sally Bardwell devised an application process for disbursement of funds for public assistance. Applications were received and the non-proft organizations applying for funding were given an opportunity to present their request and highlights of their program to the committee. Based on the amount of funding available and the amount of request, the committee made recommendations to the court. The total amount of funds disbursed last year was $147,500. A detailed list is attached.

The court decided earlier this year to re-form the committee. That has not happened yet, so this year, we allocated $150,000.00 in the budget, but we did not have hearings or receive applications. The money was typically disbursed in Jan. each year. Several of the non-profits that received funds have contacted me on several occasions in an attempt to find out if they will be funded again. We need to decide on how to disburse the monies and when as soon as possible.

Fiscal Impact

From/To	Acct No.	Description	Amount

Attachments
public assistance funding

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	02/05/2009 11:43 AM
Form Started By: mclark		Started On: 02/04/2009 01:27 PM
Final Approval Date: 02/05/2009