TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Financial Support to North Carolina City and County Management Association for Civic Education Project
DATE: April 9, 2001
The attached resolution and ordinance would approve a $250 contribution to the North Carolina City and County Management Association (NCCMA) for the Civic Education Project Fund. The contribution would be used to prepare, publish, and distribute educational materials and offer training related to county and municipal government in North Carolina.
The NCCMA seeks support from North Carolina cities and counties and groups its funding requests based on population. Chapel Hill’s population category of between 25,000 and 49,999 meets the requested level of a $250 contribution. The goal is to provide accurate information about local government in the resources typically available to teachers. State-wide contributions over the past 10 years have yielded textbook materials, lesson plans, and Internet tools for teachers.
We recommend approval of the attached resolution, authorizing the $250 contribution to the NCCMA’s Civic Education Project, and the attached budget amendment ordinance, transferring $250 from non-departmental contingency funds.
1. March 6 letter from the North Carolina City and County Management Association (p. 4).
2. NCCMA Civic Education Project Contribution (p. 6).
3. “Promoting the Tradition of Civic Participation” (p. 7).
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A $250 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT FUND OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (2001-04-09/R-4)
WHEREAS, the North Carolina City and County Management Association has asked North Carolina communities to support its Civic Education Project; and
WHEREAS, the Civic Education Project provides local government educational materials to teachers; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill’s population bracket places it in the requested category of $250;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council authorizes a $250 contribution to the Civic Education Project Fund of the North Carolina City and County Management Association.
This the 9th day of April, 2001.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND “THE ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS AND THE RAISING OF REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2000(2001-04-09/O-1)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Budget Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance Concerning Appropriations and the Raising of Revenue for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2000” as duly adopted on June 26, 2000, be and the same is hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE I
Current Revised
APPROPRIATIONS Budget Increase Decrease Budget
Non-departmental
Contingency 34,677 250 34,427
GENERAL FUND
Manager/Clerk 911,008 250 911,258
This the 9th day of April, 2001.