Agenda Item # 5
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
5/27/2014
Agenda Report # 125
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: ACCG Civic Affairs Foundation - Georgia County Internship
Program (GCIP) Grant
INITIATED BY: Planning Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to submit an application and, if
approved, accept $2,173 or as otherwise awarded from the Association of County
Commissioners of Georgia Civic Affairs Foundation to hire an intern to update
forms used in the Records Management System for a ten week period of the fall
of 2014, with no local match requirement, and to amend the Multi-Governmental
Fund by the amount of the award.
Background: The Association of County Commissioners of Georgia?s Civic Affairs
Foundation provides summer and fall grants to hire college interns to work for
ten weeks on various projects for its member counties.
Analysis: The Planning Department maintains, manages, and interprets
statistical and geographical information pertaining to projected-conceptual
projects as well as updating data for current projects. The Planning Department
professional staff requires in-depth research to collect pertinent
project-specific information and implement public participation programming.
This process in turn supports various planning project decisions.
Research data collection and management performed by the intern will allow
other professional staff members to move forward with current projects such as
City Village and the Fall Line Trace Overlay.
Financial Considerations: The grant amount requested is $2,173 for the Planning
Department. There is no financial obligation for the City.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: The Columbus Consolidated Government
will not be required to continue this internship when the grant funds have been
expended.
Legal Considerations: The Columbus Consolidated Government is a member of the
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and as such is eligible to apply
for funds from the organization.
Recommendation: Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a
grant application and, if approved, accept funds from the Association of County
Commissioners of Georgia Civic Affairs Foundation for the 2014 Summer Georgia
County Internship Program and to amend the Multi-governmental Fund by $2,173.
A RESOLUTION
NO.________
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR, AND IF
AWARDED, ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,173, OR OTHERWISE AWARDED, FROM THE
ASSOCIATION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GEORGIA FOR THE ACCG 2014 FALL INTERNSHIP
GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND A COLLEGE INTERN TO WORK IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FROM
THE DATE OF HIRE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2014, TO PAY UP TO $2,173 FOR UP TO 200
HOURS, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT AND TO AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND
BY THE APPLICABLE AMOUNT.
WHEREAS, the ACCG 2014 Summer Internship Grant Program is funded by the Georgia
Department of Labor and is for the purpose of funding the wages, worker?s comp
insurance, and FICA for one intern per county through the Georgia County
Internship Program, for work to be performed between August 1, 2014 and
December 31, 2014; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Department requests permission to apply for the
ACCG Civic Affairs Foundation - GCIP Grant 2014; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this program is to provide eligible college or
graduate students the opportunity to perform substantive work projects and
learn about the operations of county government, while performing a service for
the county government, at no cost to the county government.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to submit an
application and if approved, accept funds from the ACCG Civic Affairs
Foundation for GCIP Grant purpose for $2,173.00 which will cover the cost of
hiring one summer intern for up to 200 internship hours at a pay rate of $10.00
per hour to work in the Planning Department, or otherwise awarded, with no
local match required, and to amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by the amount of
the grant awarded.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
__________ day of __________, 2014 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of ______ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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