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December 10, 2019 Discussion:  For accounting purposes, it is necessary to transfer the match funds from the FY 2020 General Fund budget to the FY 2020 Grants Fund budget.  The match would be provided through salaries of Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services employees who work in the area of local emergency management.  This action is for accounting only and does not have any substantive effect on individual salaries and classifications, nor the local emergency management program. Financial impact:  This FY 2020 Grants Fund will be increased by $57,992. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budgetary adjustments. 1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF $57,992 FROM THE SALARY LINE ITEM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SECTION OF THE FY 2020 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE FY 2020 GRANTS FUND TO SERVE AS THE REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH FOR A LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GRANT.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 19 - 457 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding from the Virginia Department of Social Services in the amount of $3,000 and appropriating said amount in the FY 2020 Social Services Fund for the Family Partnership Meeting Incentive Program. Background:  Family engagement is a relationship focused approach, that provides structure for decision making and empowers both the family and community in the decision making process. Meetings are held for all decisions involving prevention of placement in very high and high risk CPS families, prior to a child’s removal from a birth or adoptive family, prior to a change of placement, and prior to a change of goal.  Family Partnership Meetings can be convened at any time in the process of service provision. They may be requested by the birth, foster or adoptive family, legal guardian, or by agency staff. Discussion:  Family Partnership Meeting (FPM) Incentive Funds are to assist with costs for local staff expenses associated with conducting FPMs such as payments to trained facilitators for conducting FPMs, search activities to locate and include family members, and payments to coaches or internal facilitators.  Funds allow for the purchase of tangible items used to support the FPM process (such as laptops, printer, flip charts, etc.) FPM funds are also utilized to support family participation in the FPMs. Allowable expenses also include transportation for family members to and from FPMs and child care provided during FPMs.  Family Partnership Meeting Allocations were earned during June 1, 2019-August 31, 2019 in the amount of $3,000. Financial Impact:  A local match is required.The local match is 15.5%. The funding for this match is already budgeted as part of the Department of Social Services FY 2020 Budget.