Number
241876
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution to accept $164,820 in grant funds from Employ Milwaukee, Inc to support the City of Milwaukee’s Summer Youth Internship Program for 2025.
Analysis
This resolution approves the City’s acceptance of $164,820 in grant funding as for the Summer Youth Internship Program.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) Department of City Development (“DCD”) coordinates the City’s Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP) through a contract for temporary services of payroll processing for the placement of youth interns in various departments throughout the City; and
Whereas, The paid SYIP internships are for eight weeks during the summer and provide local youth with employment and life skills, and helps them meet educational, job readiness, and career exploration goals; and
Whereas, Employ Milwaukee Inc., in their commitment to build a strong workforce development system by planning, coordinating, collaborating and monitoring workforce initiatives with local partners, agrees to provide a grant up to a maximum amount of $164,820 to the City to fund fifty (50) interns being placed in the 2025 SYIP; and
Whereas, The City will focus these grant funds to further SYIP efforts around youth development and employment; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the proper officials of the City are authorized to enter into any necessary agreements to accept funds from Employ Milwaukee, Inc. to go towards funding a portion of the 2025 SYIP; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2025 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Project fund, the following amount for the project titled SYIP 25:
Project Grant GR000250000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Subclass R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $164,820
2.Create the necessary Spec...
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