RESOLUTION NO. RS2012-261

A resolution approving amendment two to a grant from the State of Tennessee, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Career Advancement Center, to establish programs and deliver services to prepare dislocated workers for re-entry into the labor force and to offer training to those facing serious barriers to productive employment.

WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Career Advancement Center previously entered into a grant agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to establish programs and deliver services to prepare dislocated workers for re-entry into the labor force and to offer training to those facing serious barriers to productive employment approved by RS2011-100; and,

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend that grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $32,367.00 for a new total of $2,458,611.00, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment two be accepted.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That amendment two to the grant by and between the State of Tennessee, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Career Advancement Center, to establish programs and deliver services to prepare dislocated workers for re-entry into the labor force and to offer training to those facing serious barriers to productive employment, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.

Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Sean McGuire, Edith Taylor Langster

Attachment(s) on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Referred to: Budget & Finance Committee
Personnel Committee
Introduced: May 15, 2012
Adopted: May 15, 2012
Approved: May 16, 2012
By: mayor's signature