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ORDINANCE NO.2026-12 <br />AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING KINSHIP SUPPORT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT <br />OF $750 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND <br />APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2026 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND <br />TO SUPPORT KINSHIP RESOURCE PARENTS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That it accepts Kinship Support funding in the amount of $750 from the <br />Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriates said amount in the FY 2026 <br />Social Services Fund Budget. <br />2. That the appropriation shall be used by the Department of Social Services <br />to assist with expenses related to supporting kinship resource parents. <br />3. That, to the extent not expended, the funds shall be deemed reappropriated <br />into the Social Services Service Fund budget annually until expended in their entirety or <br />recaptured by the granting agency. <br />4. That a local match in the amount of 15.5% is required as a condition of the <br />funding, which local match has previously been appropriated in the FY 2026 Social <br />Services Fund Budget. <br />5. That estimated revenues and expenditures in the FY 2026 Social Services <br />Fund Budget are increased by $750. <br />6. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on January 27, 2026. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />