Bill Type and Number: Ordinance 2007-544
Sponsor: Council President at the
request of the Mayor
Date of Introduction: May 8, 2007
Committee(s) of Reference: F, ECID
Date of Analysis: May 11, 2007
Type of Action: Appropriation
Bill Summary: The bill appropriates
$348,128 ($293,128 from the Special Council Contingency – Children’s Commission
fund and $55,000 from the Mayor’s Early Literacy – Children’s Commission fund) to
the Jacksonville Children’s Commission (JCC) to fund several early literacy initiatives
for the period of July 1 to September 30, 2007 to continue work previously
funded by the Early Learning Coalition.
The initiatives include the Don Brewer Center’s virtual school readiness
incubator; evaluation of literacy service providers by the Florida Institute of
Education; and funding for the Early Literacy Quality Teams for the period of
July 1 to September 30, 2007.
Background Information: The Early Literacy
Coalition’s grant to initiate these programs expires on June 30, 2007 and this bill
continues the Mayor’s early literacy initiatives with City funding through the
end of the current fiscal year. The bill
allocates $60,000 to the
Policy Impact Area: Early literacy promotion
Fiscal Impact: The bill appropriates
$348,128 from a Special Council Contingency fund and a Mayor’s Early Literacy
reserve fund established for this purpose in the FY06-07 budget.
Analyst: Clements