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January 28, 2025
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Wiliam E. Moody, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L.
<br />Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant, Dr. William S. Dodson, Jr., Yolanda E. Thomas, City
<br />Manager Steven Carter, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams.
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<br />Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence, which was followed by the Pledge of
<br />Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Tillage, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to adopt the minutes of a Called
<br />Meeting of January 13, 2025, of a Called Meeting of January 14, 2025, and of a Regular
<br />Meeting of January 14, 2025, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- City Manager’s Report -
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<br />25 - 30 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding in the amount of $1,500 from
<br />the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said amount in the
<br />FY 2025 Social Services Fund Budget for the Family Partnership Meeting Incentive
<br />Program.
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<br />Background:
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<br /> Family engagement is a relationship focused approach, that provides structure for
<br />decision making and empowers both the family and community in the decision-making
<br />process. Meetings are held for all decisions involving prevention of placement in very
<br />high- and high-risk CPS families, prior to a child’s removal from a birth or adoptive family,
<br />prior to a change of placement, and prior to a change of goal.
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<br /> Family Partnership Meetings can be convened at any time in the process of service
<br />provision. They may be requested by the birth, foster, or adoptive family, the legal
<br />guardian, or agency staff.
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<br />Discussion:
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<br /> Family Partnership Meeting (FPM) Incentive Funds are to assist with costs for local
<br />staff expenses associated with conducting FPMs such as payments to trained facilitators
<br />for conducting FPMs, search activities to locate and include family members, and
<br />payments to internal facilitators.
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<br /> Funds allow for the purchase of tangible items used to support the FPM process
<br />(such as laptops, printers, flip charts, etc.) and are also utilized to support family
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<br />participation in the FPMs.
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<br /> Family Partnership Meeting funds in the amount of $1,500 were earned during the
<br />period from September 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024.
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<br />Financial Impact:
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<br /> A local match of 15.5% is required as a condition of the funding, which match has
<br />previously been appropriated to the FY 2025 Social Services Fund Budget.
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<br />Recommended Action:
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<br /> Adoption of the ordinance.
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<br />Next Steps Following Council Action:
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<br /> The Finance Department will make the appropriate budget adjustments.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote:
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