Title
Additional Funding & Donation - Community Assistance: Respond, Engage and Support (CARES) Team
Action
ACTION:
1) Recognize, receive and appropriate additional funding up to $90,000.00 to the General Grant Fund (G001) within Public Health,
2) Accept the donation of a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Van valued at $23,800 for use in the program, and
3) Adopt the required grant project ordinance for Community Assistance: Respond, Engage and Support (CARES) Team in the General Grant Fund (G001) within Public Health.
Staff Contact: Raynard Washington, PhD, MPH, Health Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
This supplemental funding and vehicle donation from the City of Charlotte local funds will cover expenses and operating costs associated with the Community Assistance: Respond, Engage and Support (CARES) Team. This additional funding is specifically for expenses in excess of those expenditures already budgeted in the City of Charlotte's Edward Byre Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) . The CARES initiative provides civilian response to low-level 911 calls for service, that transition from the City of Charlotte to Mecklenburg County Public Health.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
General Grant Fund (G001) increase in revenue and associated expense budget by $90,000.00 within Public Health.