Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
07/13/2010
Agenda Report # 521
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: ACCG 2010 Summer Internship Grant Program
INITIATED BY: City Manager's Office
Recommendation: Approval is requested to submit an application and, if
awarded, accept a grant from ACCG to provide one summer intern between the date
of hire and September 30, 2010, to work in the 311 Citizens Service Center, at
a rate of $7.25 per hour for up to 160 hours, and for corresponding FICA up to
$88.74 and worker's compensation insurance up to $11, with no local match
requirement, and to amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by the amount of the
award.
Background: ACCG, using funding from the Georgia Department of Labor,
operates the Georgia County Internship Program to fund internships for county
government. The 2010 Summer Internship Grant Program allows each county to
hire at least one college or graduate student an internship to provide
valuable training and to learn about the operations of a county government.
Analysis: The Columbus Consolidated Government will use the funding from this
grant program to hire one intern to work in the 311 Citizens Service Center.
The employment of this intern will terminate on or before September 30, 2010.
Financial Considerations: The wages, FICA, and worker's compensation insurance
costs of the intern will be provided by the grant funds. The maximum amount
funded for wages is $1,160, for FICA is $88.74, and for worker's comp is $11.
There is no local match required.
Legal Considerations: The city is eligible to apply for this grant. Upon
acceptance, the city will be required to abide by the terms and conditions of
the subgrant agreement with ACCG and Georgia Department of Labor.
Recommendations/ Actions: Authorize the city to apply for and accept the ACCG
2010 Summer Internship Grant Program and amend the Multi-Governmental Fund by
the amount of the award.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE ASSOCIATION
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GEORGIA FOR THE ACCG 2010 SUMMER INTERNSHIP GRANT
PROGRAM TO FUND A COLLEGE INTERN TO WORK IN THE 311 CITIZENS SERVICE CENTER
FROM THE DATE OF HIRE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, TO PAY UP TO $1,160 FOR INTERN
WAGES AT THE RATE OF $7.25 PER HOUR FOR UP TO 160 HOURS, AND UP TO $88.74 IN
CORRESPONDING FICA AND UP TO $11 FOR WORKERS COMP, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH
REQUIRED, AND TO AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD.
WHEREAS, the ACCG 2010 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 May 1, 2010 and September
30, 2010, 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 is hereby authorized to submit an application
and, if awarded, accept funding from the Association County Commissioners of
Georgia to cover the cost of hiring one summer intern for up to 160 hours of
employment at $7.25 per hour and to work in the 311 Citizens Service Center, to
be completed by September 30, 2010, with no local match required, and to amend
the Multi-Governmental Fund by the amount of the award.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, 2010 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Hunter 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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