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Ordinance No. /J
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEII'TS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,100.00 FROM INCREASED REVENUE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROJECT
THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES
AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1996-97 and in the Budget of
the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund m the amount of
$750,100 00 from increased revenue for the purpose of fundmg the Senior Community Service Employment Project through a
grant from the National Council on the Aging.
SECTION 2.
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or
parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 12629 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the
same except m those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordmances and
appropriations, in which mstance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of rts passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant City Attorne
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Date
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City of Fort i~ortly Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUND3ER LOG NAME PAGL
07/22/97 **C-16187 08AGE 1 of 2
SUBJECT GRANT CONTRACT WITH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING, INC AND RELATED
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application not to exceed 5750,100 to the
National Council on the Aging,. Inc (NCOA), accept the grant, if awarded, and enter into
a grant agreement with NCOA governing the City's responsibilities in administering the
grant money, in order to implement the Senior Community Service Employment Project
(NCOA/SCSEPI for the program year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998,
and
2 Authorize anon-interest bearing interfund loan from the General Fund to the Grant Fund
in the amount of 5187,500for interim financing of 25% of this project pending contract
execution, and
3 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grant Fund by 5750,100 subject to receipt of the grant, and
4 Waive the 57,415 indirect cost in accordance with the City's Administrative Regulation
3-15 due to NCOA's ceiling of 525,600 for Administration of this project, and
5 Apply the waived indirect cost as the City's In-Kind Contribution toward the 583,4001n-
Kind Match required by the NCOA grant.
DISCUSSION
Since 1976, the City of Fort Worth has administered the Senior Community Service
Employment Project (SCSEP- The rr~ajor objective of the SCSEP is to provide individuals fifty-
five (55) years of age or older with subsidized, part-time, work-experience training in the public
and/or qualified private, non-profit sector Work-experience training also is available with
private, for-profit entities for ten (10) individuals through the 502 Experimental Project (502e),
which is integrated as a part of the grant agreement The grant requires strong efforts by the
participants to secure unsubsidized employment after they have completed training The
1997-98 program year is designed to serve 1 17 individuals and place 35 in unsubsidized
employment, as well as place eight (8- of the ten 1101 502e program participants As of June
13, 1997, a total of 165 individuals had received services from the current program, 39 have
become employed at an average hourly rate of 57 27
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City o, f 1~ort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
07/22/97 **C-16187 08AGE 2 of 2
SUBJECT GRANT CONTRACT WITH NA'T10NAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING, INC AND RELATED
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
The interim loan of 5187,500 from the General Fund is a temporary measure designed to
ensure the smooth transition from one grant funding period to another Upon execution of the
grant agreement with NCOA, the interim loan will be returned to the General Fund
The National Council on the Aging, Inc 's share of the total budget of 5833,500 is 5750,100
The remaining 583,400 is an in-kind match of services which includes 1) the work of site
supervisory functions performed by the agencies which train the subsidized program
participants, and 2- the 57,415 waived indirect costs by the City for administrative services
in selecting the agencies and acting as intermediary with NCOA
No City funds will be expended before the grant is approved Upon approval and acceptance
of the grant, City funds will be expended before the receipt of grant funds
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fisca{ Services certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and
adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current
operating budget, as appropriated, in the Grant Fund Upon execution of the grant contract,
the interfund loan will be returned to the General Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
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