RESOLUTION NO. RS2014-1254

A resolution appropriating $250,000 through a grant contract with Oasis Center to provide support for the Mayor’s Scholars Academy.

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government and the Oasis Center wish to enter into a grant contract whereby the Oasis Center would provide support for the Mayor’s Scholars Academy; and

WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; 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, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant contract be approved and that these funds be appropriated.

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated $250,000 through the grant contract between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Oasis Center, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the purpose of providing support to the Mayor’s Scholars Academy.

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.

Sponsored by: Bill Pridemore, Robert Duvall, Walter Hunt, Phil Claiborne

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Education Committee
Introduced:	October 21, 2014
Adopted:	October 21, 2014
Approved:	October 22, 2014
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