EDUCATION, LIBRARY AND CHILDREN

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. V, ch. 111, pt. 8

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.800 Board of Library Trustees Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.800. - Board of Library Trustees Trust Fund. There is created the Board of Library Trustees Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City, into which monies derived from gifts, legacies or devises made to the Jacksonville Public Library for the benefit and support of the public library system shall be deposited. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements of principal and interest from this fund upon the written request of the Director of the Jacksonville Public Library for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a free public library for the citizens of the City. Disbursements from the fund by the Board through its Director are specifically authorized to be made from time to time by the Board to the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation Inc. which shall utilize the funds in support of the public library system in a manner agreed upon between the Board and the Foundation. (Ord. 83-190-75, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 94-1270-728, § 1; Ord. 98-67-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 25; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.805 Jacksons' Music Scholarship Fund.

Sec. 111.805. - Jacksons' Music Scholarship Fund. There is created the Jacksons' Music Scholarship Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City, into which shall be paid the $100,000 donation received by the City in connection with the Jacksons' Victory Tour Concerts of July 21, 22 and 23, 1984, and from which one or more annual music scholarships shall be awarded as hereinafter provided. A separate trust fund and associated accounts shall be created by the Director of Finance and Administration for administering the fund. No expenditures shall be made from the principal amount; expenditures shall be made only from annual interest earnings. The Mayor is authorized to make expenditures from the interest earned annually to award one or more music scholarships to deserving Duval County students recommended to the Mayor by the Mayor's Commission on Children and Youth. Alternatively, the Mayor is authorized to advance the equivalent of one year's anticipated interest based upon prevailing interest rates on the principal amount each fiscal year from the General Fund-General Services District for these scholarships; provided, however, that these advances made shall be reimbursed from the fund interest monies as and when these monies accrue in sufficient sums to make the reimbursement and before these monies may be used for additional scholarships. The Mayor's Commission on Children and Youth shall adopt such rules as it deems appropriate to select deserving recipients of these scholarships; provided, that all recipients must be students seriously interested in and actively pursuing the study of music. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from annual interest earned or from authorized advances for these scholarships upon the written request of the Mayor or the Chief Administrative Officer. To the extent that disbursements are made, the funds are appropriated for the purpose of the disbursements. Any annual interest not awarded as part of a scholarship in a fiscal year and not required to reimburse authorized advances shall become part of the principal of the fund. (Ord. 84-952-497, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 34; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.810 James Brady Disabled Duval County High School Students College Scholarship Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.810. - James Brady Disabled Duval County High School Students College Scholarship Trust Fund. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the James Brady Disabled Duval County High School Students College Scholarship Trust Fund. There shall be deposited in this fund all donations (including, but not limited to, gifts, bequests and grants from governmental and nongovernmental entities), funds of the City, and beginning with the 1996—1997 fiscal year, the lesser of 35 percent or $7,500 (on an annual fiscal year basis) of the monies collected as fines pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 804.1012(c)(1) (unauthorized parking in disabled parking space prohibited). These monies shall be used only for college scholarships for Duval County high school students participating in the Exceptional Student Education Program. Such scholarships shall be limited to tuition, books and necessary auxiliary aids and shall be administered in accordance with rules established by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, with the Director choosing, on an annual basis, those students deserving of receiving assistance. The Director of Finance and Administration, or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from annual amounts in the trust fund upon the written request of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. Any annual appropriation or donation into the trust fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall remain in the trust fund and carry forward into the next fiscal year. (Ord. 92-1080-678, § 1; Ord. 92-1899-1149, § 1; Ord. 97-253-E; Ord. 2003-152-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 66; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.815 Jesse B. Smith Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.815. - Jesse B. Smith Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Jesse B. Smith Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City, into which shall be placed the insurance proceeds bequeathed to the City by Jesse B. Smith together with such private gifts or funds as may be contributed to this fund from time to time, and together with all interest earnings derived from the fund's assets. No expenditures shall be made from the principal amount of the insurance proceeds or from any private contributions, unless the conditions of such private contribution provide otherwise as it affects the private contribution. The purpose of this trust fund shall be to provide periodic funds from interest earned in the fund for scholarships to qualified and deserving persons residing in Duval County who intend to pursue a career in urban studies or community and economic development. It is the intent of the Council that such scholarships be awarded to upper level college students or graduate students, but lower level students may also be considered for such scholarships based on individual merit. Periodic scholarships shall be awarded to eligible persons based on such guidelines for procedures, eligibility and merit as shall be promulgated by executive order of the Mayor and approved by resolution of the Council. The Mayor is authorized to make expenditures by written request from the periodic interest earnings available from the fund to deserving persons pursuant to the guidelines adopted as set forth hereinabove. To the extent that expenditures for scholarships are made from the fund, the funds shall be considered as appropriated for such purposes. The monies in this trust fund, together with the interest earned thereon, shall not lapse as of the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure at any time, subject to availability of funds, and the terms of the private contribution, for the purposes set forth herein. To the extent that any private contribution is considered nonexpendable by the grantor, the principle of such contribution shall be appropriated to a reserve account against which no expenditures will be made unless the terms are modified by the grantor and the Council. (Ord. 96-929-544, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 92)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.820 Mayor's Hispanic American Advisory Board Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.820. - Mayor's Hispanic American Advisory Board Trust Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Mayor's Hispanic American Advisory Board Trust Fund, hereinafter called the Fund. The Mayor's Hispanic American Advisory Board, hereinafter called the Board, created by Executive Order No. 98-215, as amended, shall deposit into the fund all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, it receives for its use toward awarding educational scholarships based on policies set by the Board and to further the goals and objectives of the Advisory Board. All sums placed into the fund which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, are hereby appropriated and shall carry over fiscal years to be used for the purposes described herein. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his/her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon written requisition of the chairperson, or his/her designee, subject to the availability of funds in the fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by Council to the Commission for use toward attaining its purposes, functions and goals. (Ord. 2002-888-E, § 1; Ord. 2002-1205-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 107; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.825 Lex Hester Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.825. - Lex Hester Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Lex Hester Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund, (the "Fund") a permanent trust fund of the City, into which shall be placed such private gifts or funds as may be contributed to this Fund from time to time, and together with all interest earnings derived from the Fund's assets. The purpose of the Fund shall be to provide periodic funds from interest earned in the Fund for scholarships to qualified and deserving persons attending the University of North Florida and residing in Duval County who intend to pursue a career in public administration. It is the intent of the Council that such scholarships be awarded to upper level college students or graduate students, but lower level students may also be considered for such scholarships based on individual merit. Periodic scholarships shall be awarded to eligible persons based on such guidelines for procedures, eligibility and merit as shall be promulgated by executive order of the Mayor and approved by the Council. The Mayor is authorized to make expenditures by written request from the periodic interest earnings available from the Fund to deserving persons pursuant to the guidelines adopted as set forth above. To the extent that expenditures for scholarships are made from the Fund, the funds shall be considered as appropriated for such purposes. The monies in the Fund, together with the interest earned thereon, shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year but shall remain available for expenditure at any time, subject to availability of funds, and the terms of the private contribution, for the purposes set forth herein. To the extent that any private contribution is considered non-expendable by the grantor, the principle of such contribution shall be appropriated to a reserve account against which no expenditures will be made unless the terms are modified by the grantor and the Council. (Ord. 2002-671-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 118)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.830 Library Conference Facilities Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.830. - Library Conference Facilities Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby established a special revenue fund to be known as the Library Conference Facilities Special Revenue Fund, the "Fund." All funds and interest thereon received by the Jacksonville Public Library that arise out of the leasing and operation of the conference facilities of the Main Library and meeting space at other library branches (collectively the "Conference Facilities") shall be deposited in the Fund and shall be accounted for separately within the Fund. The intent of the Council is that the Fund shall provide resources to establish and maintain a quality of service that will attract the best and highest use by the community as a competitive venue for first-class events and provide sufficient means for capital needs associated with a first-class Conference Center. As initially authorized in Ordinance 2006-237-E and modified by Ordinance 2014-474-E, the Board of Trustees of the Jacksonville Public Library ("Trustees") or their designee is authorized to determine what spaces shall constitute the Conference Facilities, lease the Conference Facilities, and set a fee schedule. The Chairperson of the Trustees (or the Chairperson's designee) shall file with the Council Secretary and the Council Auditor a copy of said fee schedule (as it may be revised from time to time). Sums now or hereafter placed into the Fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall be appropriated within the City Budget annually for the purposes listed herein. The Library Trustees, utilizing the City's procurement code, are authorized to spend monies from the Fund for the additional costs incurred by the Jacksonville Public Library in leasing the Conference Facilities as appropriated annually by the City budget. The purpose for the expenditures include but are not limited to: marketing, maintenance costs (including repair and replacement of equipment and furnishings), utility costs, custodial fees, costs of security services, and the salaries and benefits for full and part time staffing including compensation for a Conference Facilities Manager. The funds shall not be used for operating costs associated with regular library functions. Any excess funds may be used to purchase books and other library services, materials and equipment as determined by the Trustees, through official action of the Board. The Director of Finance and Administration, or their designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written requisition of the Chairperson of the Trustees or the Chairperson's designee, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund, and annual appropriation. Any unspent funds remaining from an appropriated City budget or and/or unencumbered in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse and shall carry forward. The Fund shall be reviewed annually as part of the budget process. Within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year, the Chairperson of the Trustees (or the Chairperson's designee) shall file with the Council Secretary and the Council Auditor a statement of all of the previous year's revenues and expenditures from the Fund. (Ord. 2006-237-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 123; Ord. 2008-210-E, §§ 4, 5; Ord. 2014-474-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.840 Bartram Park DCSB DRI Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.840. - Bartram Park DCSB DRI Revenue Fund. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the Bartram Park DCSB DRI Revenue Fund to receive the Education Mitigation - Educational Assessment Fees for Bartram Park Development of Regional Impact (DRI), pursuant to Ordinance 2000-451-E. The purposes of the funds are to provide funding to the Duval County School Board (DCSB) to be used on capital expenditures for schools serving Bartram Park residents. These monies shall be used only for those purposes. All revenues received are hereby appropriated, and the Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements to the DCSB from this special revenue fund as they are received and without further appropriation of the City Council. No funds remaining in the special revenue trust account at the end of a fiscal year shall lapse, but rather shall remain in the trust fund and carry forward into the next fiscal year until disbursed by the Director of Finance and Administration. (Ord. 2008-519-E, § 4; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.850 Kids Hope Alliance Trust Funds.

Sec. 111.850. - Kids Hope Alliance Trust Funds. Part A. Kids Hope Alliance Trust Fund There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Kids Hope Alliance Trust Fund, hereinafter called the Fund. The Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Kids Hope Alliance ("Board") shall deposit into the fund all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, received for use toward achieving the purposes, functions and goals set forth in the Essential Services Plan for Kids and Chapter 77, Ordinance Code. All such donations and contributions shall be accounted for separately within the fund by the CEO. All sums placed into the fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall be appropriated by the Council prior to expenditure, and shall be utilized for operating, maintaining and improving the Essential Services Plan for Kids provided in Chapter 77, Ordinance Code, and to provide funding for the Board's mini-grant program. The mini-grants of up to $25,000 may be awarded to organizations that provide programs for children and youth in the Jacksonville community and that are within the services, programs and activities identified in the Essential Services Categories under Chapter 77, Ordinance Code. The mini-grant funds shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. Funds provided through the Fund shall not be used for ongoing program costs or fundraising efforts. The CEO shall make grant and other expenditure recommendations to the Board. The Board shall approve all expenditure amounts and the CEO shall award the amounts as directed by the Board. The CEO or its designee shall review the expenditures to ensure that the funds were expended for those items as approved by the Board. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund after appropriation by the Council and upon written requisition of the CEO, or his designee, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by the Council to the Board for use toward achieving the purposes, functions and goals set forth in the Essential Services Plan for Kids and Chapter 77, Ordinance Code. Part B. Youth Travel Trust Fund There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Youth Travel Trust Fund. The Board of Directors of the Kids Hope Alliance is hereby designated as the agent of the City for the purposes of determining and authorizing the allocation of a travel grant appropriation designated in the annual budget ordinance or in supplemental appropriation ordinances as being appropriated for eligible recipients. The Board shall also deposit into the fund all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, received for use toward youth travel. All such donations and contributions shall be accounted for separately within the fund. Unencumbered funds in the Youth Travel Trust Fund shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The annual appropriation to this fund may not exceed $50,000. The $50,000 appropriation may be comprised of contributions to the fund and appropriations of this fund's fund balance to the extent available. No organization may make a request for youth travel support except through an allocation from the Youth Travel Trust Fund and all requests from Council for youth travel appropriations shall be directed to the Board in compliance with the directives set forth in this Part B. (a) The process for the annual youth travel appropriation will begin with the Board's preparation of an annual appropriation request. This request will reflect a lump sum appropriation to be indicated in the annual City budget as Youth Travel Trust Fund. The Board's Youth Travel Trust Fund request shall be submitted to the Mayor for review by the Mayor's Budget Review Committee ("MBRC") which will recommend a lump sum appropriation to be included in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. In presenting its youth travel appropriation request, the Board shall include relevant information regarding youth travel grants and shall be responsible for documenting the validity of the request to the MBRC, the City Council Finance Committee and full City Council throughout the budgeting process. (b) Funding will be allocated by contract between the recipient organization and the Board, which shall be signed by the Mayor or his or her designee, or the Chief Executive Officer of the Kids Hope Alliance, on behalf of the Board. Organizations will be notified in writing of the results of their request and will be provided with any support information or justification for the decision which might be helpful. (c) The Board shall develop and be responsible for the administration of the Youth Travel Trust Fund. Procedures shall be established and amended as necessary to meet the mission of the program and current needs of the community. The Board may classify organizations in reasonable classifications for the purpose of this program and may adopt such other administrative and operating procedures as are not inconsistent with this Part B of Section 111.850, Ordinance Code. The procedure prescribed herein, as further developed by the Board, shall be the only procedure available to organizations for requesting youth travel public support. (d) The following components shall be included in any administrative and operating procedures developed and implemented by the Board: (1) The Board shall promulgate a written procedure for the submission of appropriation requests by organizations, which procedure shall be made known to each requesting organization at the time the appropriation request form is supplied to the requesting organization. (2) The Board shall consider appropriation requests returned by the requesting organizations. The Board shall afford the requesting organizations an opportunity to make an oral or written presentation to further justify or explain their respective appropriation requests. (3) The Board shall accept and consider appropriation requests for youth travel grants in amounts of up to $25,000. (e) In order to be eligible for funding, an organization must meet the following criteria: (1) The organization must provide evidence of the organization's formation or structure (e.g., articles of incorporation as to incorporated organizations, or listing of the organization's members, each member's role in the organization and date organization was formed as to unincorporated organizations). (2) The organization must provide current proof of any business licenses required by local, State, and federal law as applicable. (3) The organization must operate in Duval County. (4) The membership of the organization shall be open to as large a portion of the public as possible, subject to nondiscriminatory conditions and qualifications for membership. (5) If the organization is a previous recipient of Youth Travel Grant, the organization must have submitted all required reports for previous grants. (f) All applications to the Youth Travel Trust Fund will be evaluated based on criteria established by the Board which criteria will include, but not be limited to: (1) That at least 50 percent of the organization's revenue for the planned youth travel is derived from sources other than this program, which revenue must have been raised prior to application for funding from the Youth Travel Trust Fund. (2) That the Youth Travel Trust Fund may provide no more than 50 percent of the allowable travel funds up to a maximum of $25,000; and (3) That the travel must be in connection with an invitation recognizing and resulting from the outstanding performance or achievement of the traveling organization or the travel must be educational and/or developmental and give children and youth unique experiences; and (4) Receiving a commitment from the organization to provide a service to the community upon their return. (5) Funds received from the Youth Travel Trust Fund may not be used for ongoing program costs of other Kids Hope Alliance programs or the organization's fundraising efforts. (g) Restrictions on use of youth travel grants: (1) No grants shall be made to individuals, or local, State or federal agencies. (2) Youth travel grant funds may not be used for: (i) Capital purchases; (ii) Endowments or escrow accounts; (iii) Contributions or donations to other organizations; (iv) Penalty fees for violations of federal, State or local laws; (v) Interest payments or professional fees; (vi) Reimbursement to individuals for other than travel expenses; or (vi) Uniforms, supplies, equipment and other similar items. (h) The Board may advance funds up to 50 percent of the grant amount to grant recipients, subject to applicable Board rules and policies, for the purpose of funding expenses necessary to be paid in advance of the travel, including expenses necessary to secure travel arrangements. (i) Youth travel funds, other than advances made in accordance with subsection (h), will be paid by Kids Hope Alliance as reimbursement for travel expenses upon submission of proper documentation. Requests for disbursements must be properly documented and supported by receipts, invoices, canceled checks and/or other information as required by the Board. Financial reports with all supporting documentation from the recipient shall be due to the Board within 90 days of completion of the travel. (j) The Board shall establish a quarterly reporting system for all funded organizations which provides financial and programmatic information documenting the use and impact of the Youth Travel Trust funds. This shall be part of the KHA's Quarterly Budget Summary Report. (k) Funds derived from sources other than from this program shall first be used to finance the travel and reduce the Youth Travel Fund grant. Any unused travel funds, up to the amount provided by the Board, shall be returned to the Board along with the final report. All application forms, procedures, reporting requirements, and contract agreements for recipient organizations will be developed by the Board and will be between the Board and the individual recipient organizations. Part C. Summer Camp Trust Fund There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Summer Camp Trust Fund, hereinafter called "the Fund." The Board of Directors of the Kids Hope Alliance, hereinafter called the Board, is hereby designated as the agent of the City for the purposes of determining and authorizing the allocation of summer campships. The Board, by and through its Executive Director, shall also deposit into the fund all donations, and contributions of money, including gifts and grants received for use toward summer campships. All such donations and contributions shall be accounted for separately within the fund, by the Executive Director. All sums placed into the fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall be appropriated by the Council prior to expenditure, and shall be utilized for establishing summer campships. Funds provided through the fund shall not be used for ongoing program costs of fundraising efforts. The Executive Director shall make expenditure recommendations, for summer camperships, to the Board. The Board shall approve all expenditure amounts, for summer camperships, and the Executive Director shall award the amounts, for summer camperships, as directed. The Executive Director or designee shall review the expenditures to ensure that the funds were expended for the summer camperships, as approved by the Board. The Director of Finance and Administration, or designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund, after appropriation by the Council, and upon written requisition of the Executive Director, or designee, subject to the availability of funds in the fund. Funds, in the fund, that are unencumbered, at the end of any fiscal year shall lapse at the end of that fiscal year. (Ord. 87-1264-702, § 1; Ord. 90-545-252, § 1; Ord. 91-806-602, § 1; Ord. 2000-446-E, § 1; Ord. 2000-580-E, § 1; Ord. 2001-1010-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 46; Ord. 2007-342-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-813-E, § 10.8; Ord. 2011-732-E, § 37; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2017-563-E, §§ 3, 11; Ord. 2019-390-E, § 1; Ord. 2019-569-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.860 Mayor's Education Initiative Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.860. - Mayor's Education Initiative Trust Fund. There is hereby created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Mayor's Education Initiative Trust Fund, hereinafter the Fund, into which shall be deposited all donations, contributions of money, gifts and related sponsorships received by the City for use toward achieving the goals and purposes of the Fund, which goals and purposes shall be the promotion, enrichment and enhancement of educational opportunities in Duval County. All sums placed into the Fund shall be accounted for separately within the Fund. All sums placed into the Fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, are hereby appropriated and shall carry over fiscal years to be used to achieve the goals and purposes described herein. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written requisition of the Education Program Manager and the prior review and approval of the Chief Financial Officer, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. (Ord. 2012-444-E, § 3; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.870 Library Fines Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.870. - Library Fines Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby established a special revenue fund to be known as the Library Fines Revenue Fund, the "Fund." All funds and interest thereon received by the Jacksonville Public Library that arise out of the revenue generated from the collection of fines shall be deposited in the Fund and shall be accounted for separately within the Fund. Sums now or hereafter placed into the Fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall be appropriated within the City Budget annually for the purposes of capital improvements or maintenance of capital improvements. The funds shall not be used for operating costs associated with regular library functions. The Director of Finance and Administration, or their designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written requisition of the Library Board of Trustees, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund, and annual appropriation. Any unspent funds remaining from an appropriated City budget and/or unencumbered in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse and shall carry forward. The Fund shall be reviewed annually as part of the budget process. Within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year, the Chairperson of the Trustees (or the Chairperson's designee) shall file with the Council Secretary and the Council Auditor a statement of all of the previous year's revenues and expenditures from the Fund. (Ord. 2015-53-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.880 Jax Kids Book Club Education Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.880. - Jax Kids Book Club Education Special Revenue Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a special revenue fund account to be known as the Jax Kids Book Club Education Special Revenue Fund (the "Fund") into which shall be deposited all gifts, donations, contributions, and gifts of a monetary value made for the purpose of supporting the Jax Kids Book Club to be used to pay vendors for writing, illustrating, designing, editing, printing, and distributing books to children in the Jax Kids Book Club, and promoting the book club through the development of brochures and flyers, website production, and family literary activities. All sums placed into the Fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall be accounted for in a separate self-appropriating account and shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Library Director, or his or her designee, under the direction of the Board of Library Trustees ("the Board"), is authorized and directed to solicit sponsorships and funds for contribution to the Fund. The City of Jacksonville Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements of principal and interest from the Fund upon the written request of the Library Director, or designee, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by the Council to the Board for use toward attaining its purposes, functions, and goals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no City funds shall be appropriated to the Fund without prior approval by the City Council. (Ord. 2016-199-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-563-E, § 11; Ord. 2020-763-E, § 3)

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