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January 27, 2026 26 - 25 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding in the amount of $2,700 from the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said amount in the FY 2026 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 during service provision. They may be requested by the birth, foster or adoptive family, legal guardian, or 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 facilitations.  Funds allow for the purchase of tangible items used to support the FPM process (such as laptops, printers, flip charts, etc.). FPM funds are also utilized to support family participation in the FPMs. Allowable expenses include transportation for family members to and from FPMs, and childcare provided during FPMs.  Family Partnership Meeting funds in the amount of $2,700 were earned during the period from September 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025. Financial Impact:  A local match of 15.5% is required as a condition of the funding, which match has previously been appropriated in the FY 2026 Social Services Fund Budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the appropriate budget adjustments. 1. Donna Biggs, 3104 Garland Drive, asked for information on where and who receives the funding. 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 $2,700 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2026 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND FOR THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MEETING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ” Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Tillage, Thomas, Glover Nays: None 26 - 26 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Kinship Support funds in the amount of $750 from the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said amount in the FY 2026 Social Services Fund to support kinship resource parents. Background:  A fictive kin is a person who is not related to a child by birth, adoption, or marriage, but has a family-like relationship with the child.  Fictive kin can be part of a kinship care arrangement, where a child is placed with someone they know instead of living with biological parents.