Sec. 22.810.1. Regulations Implementing the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (Plan).

, its committees, and to City boards and commissions by using the ENS. (C) The Neighborhood Council may communicate its views either by way of mailed letter, fax, electronic mail (e-mail), or by a representative appearing in person to make a presentation on an item before the City’s decision-makers. Should each certified Neighborhood Council be provided with an e-mail address, pursuant to Article VIII of the Plan, the use of this e-mail address shall be strictly limited to official Neighborhood Council business, such as communicating with Neighborhood Council members about meeting times and places and communicating with the City regarding matters of importance to Neighborhood Councils. (g) Funding. (1) Money appropriated in the budget each year for certified Neighborhood Councils for the costs related to the functions, operations and duties of a certified Neighborhood Council shall be placed in the Neighborhood Council Fund. The functions, operations and duties of a certified Neighborhood Council include, but are not limited to, meeting and office space, office equipment, computers, supplies and communications, such as the costs associated with newsletters, postage or printing written materials. At the discretion of each Neighborhood Council, and as approved by the City Clerk, all or part of the money so appropriated may be used for neighborhood improvement projects. The City Clerk is authorized to promulgate all procedures, rules and regulations, as well as to issue any directives necessary for the administration of Neighborhood Council expenditures, including neighborhood improvement projects and Neighborhood Purpose Grants. (2) Any money which the Mayor and Council appropriate as grant funds each fiscal year for certified Neighborhood Councils shall be available for various neighborhood improvement projects. In order to be eligible for grant money, a certified Neighborhood Council shall submit an application to the City Clerk and may be awarded grants, pursuant to the provisions as set forth in Article IX Section 2 of the Plan. The City Clerk is authorized to promulgate all procedures, rules and regulations, as well as to issue any directives necessary for the administration of the grant process discussed in this subdivision. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 176,704, Eff. 7-17-05. Amended by: Subsecs. (a)(4), (b)(2)(C)(iii)(2), and (e)(1), Ord. No.