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A resolution appropriating a total of $48,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund to Pass the Beauty and approving a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and Pass the Beauty, for the provision of a community safety program that mitigates financial stress, strengthens anti-violence social norms and peer relationships, and provides peer support and therapy.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.104 provides that the Board of Health has the duty to contract for such services as will further the program and policies of the Board, subject to confirmation by Resolution of Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Public Health Department has accepted applications from nonprofit organizations to receive Community Safety Fund grants; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Board of Health has recommended that a total of $48,000 of the funds appropriated for community safety grants in the Budget Ordinance (Substitute BL2025-833), be distributed to Pass the Beauty for the provision of a community safety program that mitigates financial stress, strengthens anti-violence social norms and peer relationships, and provides peer support and therapy; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated a total of Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000) from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to Pass the Beauty for the purposes herein stated.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into a grant contract, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with Pass the Beauty for the amount provided herein and the purposes stated.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $48,000 from the Board of Health’s Community Safety Fund to Pass the Beauty. The funds would be used for a community safety program that mitigates financial stress, strengthens anti-violence social norms and peer relationships, and provides peer support and therapy.
Pursuant to this grant agreement, Pass the Beauty will begin several peer support groups, offer resources and workshops on mental health advocacy, cancer detection and other wellness topics, and establish a discretionary fund to provide financial aid for bills and mental health support. In accordance with the grant contract, Pass the Beauty must collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of their services. Pass the Beauty must track number of participants served, monthly progress reports, and frequency of services.
The grant would be effective from the date it is approved by all required parties and filed in the Clerk’s Office and concludes twelve months following that date.
Tenn. Code Ann. section 7-3-314 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations. 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.