Number
080172
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
070612
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution amending Common Council File Number 070612 to increase the amount of State of Wisconsin Recycling grants awarded to the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution increases the amount of the State of Wisconsin Basic Recycling Grant that the Department of Public Works is authorized to accept and expend from $2,799,000 to $3,535,679.24. It also increases the amount of the State of Wisconsin Recycling Efficiency Incentive Grant that the Department of Public Works is authorized to accept and expend from $226,850.00 to $381,399.11.
This resolution also amends the 2008 Positions Ordinance, File Number 070605, to create a position for a Recycling Program Assistant.
Body
Whereas, On September 25, 2007, the Common Council adopted File Number 070612, a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to apply for, accept and expend a 2008 State of Wisconsin Basic Recycling Grant in the anticipated amount of $2,799,000; and
Whereas, Adopted File Number 070612 also authorized the Commissioner of Public Works to apply for, accept and expend a State of Wisconsin Recycling Efficiency Incentive Grant in the anticipated amount of $226,850.00; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin State Legislature increased the municipal and county recycling grant appropriation by $6,500,000 annually, effectively raising the state reimbursement rate of eligible recycling costs and resulting in an actual 2008 State of Wisconsin Basic Recycling Grant award to the City of Milwaukee in the amount of $3,535,679.24; and
Whereas, In recognition of the efficiency of the City’s recycling program, the State of Wisconsin has actually awarded the City a Recycling Efficiency Incentive grant in the amount of $381,399.11; and
Whereas, Pursuant to s. 304-81-5-c-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, whenever a grant amount exceeds the originally specified amount by more than 10%, the administering department i...
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