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Read. Follow. Verify.Ordinance 2025-0664-E: Funding for Mentoring Families & Kids Inc.
Record date · September 23, 2025
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What This Bill Does
This ordinance authorizes a $10,000 grant from the City Council's contingency fund to Mentoring Families & Kids Inc. (MFK) for community outreach programming. It also waives standard competitive bidding requirements for this specific contract and allows the funds to carry over into the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
The city is bypassing standard competitive bidding rules to provide $10,000 in public funds directly to a specific non-profit organization for youth-related outreach services.
Who It Affects
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Mentoring Families & Kids Inc.
The organization receives $10,000 in city funding and is exempted from standard competitive bidding requirements.
Kids Hope Alliance
The agency is tasked with the oversight of the grant and the associated community outreach program.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $10,000 from the Special Council Contingency Account to the Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) Fund.
- Designates the funds for the Mentoring Families & Kids Inc. (MFK) Community Outreach Program.
- Waives competitive procurement requirements under Section 77.111 of the Ordinance Code for this contract.
- Authorizes the Mayor and KHA CEO to execute the grant agreement.
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- Allows for the carryover of these funds into the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- Amends the 10th Revised Schedule M to Ordinance 2024-511-E.
- Mandates oversight of the program by the Kids Hope Alliance.
- The ordinance passed the City Council with a 16-3 vote on September 23, 2025.
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Waiver of Competitive Procurement
The ordinance explicitly bypasses standard city procurement rules, which is a notable deviation from typical contract administration.
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