HomeMy WebLinkAboutUrging the United Neighborhood Council to Take all Necessary Steps to Assure continued Funding from the Department of Aging & Community Services RESOLUTION
NO. 1243-84
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
December 17 , 19 84 .
Attest: T"'— /C, bet--,--------1 City Clerk
Attest: p�� President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
December 18, 19 84
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Approved and signed by me 1 / 0 i Z /9 19 FL
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RESOLUTION: NO. 20-13 -%,q
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH: BEND, INDIANA, URGING. THE
UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO TAKE ALL
NECESSARY STEPS TO ASSURE CONTINUED FUNDING
FROM THE DEPARTMENT-OF AGING AND COMUNITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the United Neighborhood Council is allocated funds
from the. Indiana Department of Aging and Community Services to
fund six (6) neighborhood centers in St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall,
Fulton, and Kosciusko Counties; and
WHEREAS , in trying to establish United Neighborhood Council
as an effective community action program agency, services such as
health_ screening clinics, energy assistance , tutoring, counseling,
and programs for youth and senior citizens have been provided
through the neighborhood centers with the funding assistance from
the Department of Aging and Community :Services ; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council notes however, that the United
Neighborhood Council has been notified by the State' s Department of
Aging and Community Services of serious concerns of its ' operation
which may affect continued funding of the Council; and
WHEREAS , in light of the monitoring report released by Jean
Merritt, Executive Director of the. Department of Aging and Community
Services, the Common Council urges` the -United Neighborhood Council
to take all necessary corrective measures so that future funding of
such needed community service programs will not be jeopardized,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE: IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of South_ Bend, Indiana, as follows;
SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, wishes to thank Jean Merritt, Executive. Director of the
State's Department of Aging and Community Services for bringing to
light the monitoring review- report of the United Neighborhood
Council.
SECTION U. The Council urges the board members of the. United
Neighborhood Council to review all of the corrective measures
recommended by the State -agency, and after complete deliberations ,
to take all necessary steps to assure that funding will continue
throughout 1985 for the many needed Community service programs
offered by the neighborhood centers.
SECTION III. The Council requests the City Clerk to send a
copy of this Resolution to the United Neighborhood Council Board
President, Otis Romine.
SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full, force and
effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council , and approval
by the Mayor.
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FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
DEC 1 1984
PRESENTED i 2-/7-85/
NOT APPROVED Irene Gammon
CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IND.
ADOPTED !Z^/ "T