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May 27, 2025 25 - 140 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding in the amount of $2,400 from the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said amount in the FY 2025 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 for internal facilitation.  Funds allow for the purchase of tangible items used to support the FPM process (such as laptops, printer, flip charts, etc.) and are also used to support family participation.  Family Partnership Meeting Incentive funds in the amount of $2,400 were earned during the period from December 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025. Financial Impact:  A local match of 15.5% is required as a condition of the funding, which match has previously been appropriated to the FY 2025 Social Services Fund Budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the appropriate budget adjustments. Motion by Ms. Bryant, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,400 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2025 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND BUDGET FOR THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MEETING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ” Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover Nays: None 25 - 141 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Public Safety Answering Points funding in the amount of $4,000 from the Virginia 9-1-1 Services Board and appropriating said funds to the FY 2025 Grants Fund for use by the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Background:  Through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management\\VDEM, the primary function of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 9-1-1 Services Board is to send PSAP and\\or GIS personnel to one or more of the annual state professional organization conferences during the award period of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.  The PSAP Program allows for educational training specific to 9-1-1 Dispatch personnel and allows opportunities to foster and enhance consistent knowledge and awareness of current and advancing 9-1-1 public safety communications standards, issues, procedures, practices, technologies, and other relevant matters.  The overall goal is for development of critical skill sets needed to maintain a high degree of professionalism, knowledge, and growth for each 9-1-1 Dispatcher.