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CASE Funding for Not-for Profit Organizations By: Police Chief Jim Way Background: At the November 7, 2005 Work Session, staffdiscussed contributions or contracted services with not-for-profit organizations that provide social services to the Ramsey community. The City Council may consider on an annual basis contributions to or contracts for services with not-for- profit organizations that provide social services to the Ramsey community. Criteria for determining whether funding shall be allocated to an organization will include but not be limited to the following: If not for the funding requested for the services offered by the organization, these services would not be immediately available to residents of the Ramsey community. There must be a public purpose for the expenditure. a) The activity will benefit the community as a body. b) The activity is directly related to the functions of government. c) The activity does not have as its primary objective the benefit of a private interest. The services provided by the organization fill a significant need in sustaining and/or supporting the public health, public safety, general welfare, security, prosperity and contentment of the community. The organization has demonstrated a need for funding and has established a proven track record of providing cost-effective, utilized, and highly valued services to the community. 5. There must be a specific or implied authority for the expenditure in statute or in the city's charter. The City Council will review funding requests during the annual budget process. Staff will prepare documentation with regard to the criteria and provide recommendations to Council for consideration. Recommendation: Staff is recommending that the City review funding requests to provide annual contributions to, or contracted services with, not-for-profit organizations that offer social services to the community. -159-