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A resolution appropriating $30,000 through a grant contract by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and Oasis Center, Inc. to provide services that help youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their lives and our community.
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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and Oasis Center, Inc., wish to enter into a grant contract whereby Oasis Center, Inc. would provide services that help youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their lives and our community; and,
WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organization in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Metropolitan Council may by Resolution appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant contract by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and Oasis Center, Inc., appropriating $30,000 to provide services that help youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their lives and our community, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $30,000 from the Nashville Public Library to Oasis Center, Inc. to provide services that help youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their lives and community. Oasis Center, Inc. will use the funds to assign a consultant to coordinate the daily functions of the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC). The MYC program will provide up to 50 hours of service learning for at least 25 Nashville high school students annually. The term of the grant is twelve months, beginning on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021.