§ 2-761 — Functions

Sec. 2-761. - Functions.

The Office of Community Wealth Building shall perform the following functions: (1) Developing, staffing, and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive poverty reduction initiative for the City with the aim of improving access to educational and economic opportunities for residents of the City. (2) Conducting research for and providing recommendations to the Mayor concerning strategies, investments, and policies likely to be effective in the reduction of poverty within the City. (3) Developing a strategic vision for the City's comprehensive poverty reduction initiative and an associated system of performance measures for measuring progress in reducing poverty in the City. (4) Providing regular reports to the City Council, the Maggie L. Walker Initiative Citizens Advisory Board, and the public on progress with regard to reducing poverty in the City. (5) Administering funds appropriated by the City Council to the Office for the advancement of particular policy initiatives. (6) Acting as the City's point of contact for non-departmental grant contracts designated, by ordinance or by the orders of the Chief Administrative Officer consistent therewith, as integral to the implementation of the City's comprehensive poverty reduction initiative. (7) Coordinating the activities of City agencies in furtherance of the implementation of the City's comprehensive poverty reduction initiative and working with City agencies to develop and implement specific projects to reduce poverty. (8) Encouraging and promoting the City's comprehensive poverty reduction initiative within the City of Richmond in cooperation with non-City agencies and other organizations that operate within the City. (9) Coordinating workforce development issues and administration of workforce development programs. (10) Coordinating community outreach and public education activities that pertain to poverty reduction and community wealth building. (11) Exercising such other powers and performing such other duties as may be assigned to the Office by law.

(Code 2015, § 2-742; Code 2020, § 2-742; Ord. No. 2015-240-236, § 1, 12-14-2015)