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RESOLUTION NO. _~,
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS AND THE GOOD NEIGHBOR CENTER, INC.
WHEREAS, The Good Neighbor Center, Inc., and the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, have entered into an Agreement of
Understanding whereby the City agrees to make available to the
Center $20,000.00 of Community Development Block Grant funds to
be used exclusively for salaries of employees of the Center
and/or rent and other authorized activities of the Center, and
WHEREAS, the Center agrees to serve as an agency to
coordinate cooperation among community organizations in the
delivery of services, to assess community needs and develop
programs and/or services to meet those needs, to provide
information to those persons in need of valuable resources and
assistance in obtaining said services, to stimulate and mobilize
the interest and participation of the citizens of the community
in the concept of volunteerism, and to provide a system of
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caring for the destitute in our community, and additional
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services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, finds that this Agreement and the services to be
provided are in the best interests of the Citizens of the City
of West Memphis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT the Agreement of
Understanding between the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and
The Good Neighbor Center, Inc., is hereby approved and the Mayor
and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute said
Agreement of Understanding.
PASSED AND APPROVED t h i s z~S--- day o f '~Y~YIr~.~,,r 1~ ~ , 19 8 9.
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AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDNG
This Agreement of Understandi
day o f Ma rCh~ 19gg__ , b y
Memphis, Arkansas, (City) and The
(Center) a non-profit corporation
the State of Arkansas.
WHEREAS, the Center agrees to
Clg is entered into this ~n~
and between the City of West
Good Neighbor Center, Inc.,
organized under the laws of
serve as an agency to
coordinate cooperation among community organizations in the
delivery of services, to assess community needs and develop
programs and/or services to meet those needs, to provide
information to those persons in need of valuable resources and
assistance in obtaining said services, to stimulate and mobilize
the interest and participation of the citizens of the community
in the concept of volunteerism, and to provide a system of
caring for the destitute in our community, and other purposes as
set out in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to make $20,000.00 of Community
Development Block Grant funds available to the Center and used
for salaries and/or rent, it is agreed as follows:
1. Subject to review and approval by the City, the Center
shall establish an operating budget for the use of the
$20,000.00 received from the City.
2. The scope of the services to be provided by the Center
shall be to serve as an agency to coordinate cooperation among
the various community organizations in the delivery of services,
to develop programs and/or services to meet community needs, to
provide information and assistance to those persons in need of
obtaining such services, to encourage volunteerism, and to
provide a coordinated system of caring for the destitute of our
community.
3. The intended beneficiaries of the services to be provided
by the Center are those persons who are destitute or who are
otherwise in need of obtaining information and assistance in
obtaining the services provided by community organizations.
4. The method of payment of funds by the City to the Center
shall be on a basis of requests for reimbursement to be
submitted by the Center to the City each calendar quarter.
5. Performance by the Center in regard to the funding to be
received from the city shall commence on October 1 ,
19~~, and shall be continuous for a twelve (12) month period.
6. All program income received by the Center shall be used
exclusively for salaries of employees of the Center and/or rent
and other authorized activities of the Center. All such program
income, if any, shall be subject to all of the provisions of
this agreement.
7. This Agreement shall be considered terminated if at any
time the Center shall cease to function or fail to provide the
services as described herein and as further set out in the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Center.
8. Any funds received from the City will be conducted and
administered in compliance with:
1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(Public Law 88-352; 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and
2. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
(Public Law 90-284; 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and
3. The Cost Principles for Non-Profit
Organizations as described in Volume 53, No. 48,
C.F.R. Section 5'70.502(b) and the attachments
listed therein.
9. The City shall monitor and evaluate the performance of
the Center each calendar quarter as requests for reimbursement
are received by the City. The Center shall submit quarterly
progress reports regarding the services rendered and
documentation of benefits provided to low to moderate income
persons. Upon request of the City, the Center shall provide
information regarding name, address, Social Security number,
emloyment status, income sources and expenses of recepients of
assistance provided by the Center.
~ 10. The Center shall provide to the City on an annual basis
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an audit of all financial records of the Center.
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~'` 11. The Center shall provide to the City any and all
additional information that may be requested by the City.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement of Understanding the day and date first hereinabove
set forth.
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
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THE GOOD NEIGHBOR CENTER, INC.
CLYCE URST, President
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