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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2950-2017CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 2950 -2017 Sponsored by: Administration AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) PASSED THROUGH THE ALASKA STATE LIBRARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A 10 WEEK STUDENT INTERNSHIP POSITION AT THE KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY. WHEREAS, the Kenai Community Library has received a $5,250 grant from the IMLS passed through the Alaska State Library to fund a 10 week student internship position; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to accept and appropriate these grant funds to promote librarianship opportunities to a student; and, WHEREAS, it will benefit the community to have a student dedicated to a special project in the library; and, WHEREAS, the grant will also cover all expenses for the student and the library director to attend a kick -off event and a wrap -up event. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. Form: That this is a non -code ordinance. Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant in the amount of $5,250 from the IMLS passed through the Public Library Association for a student internship of 10 weeks and to execute grant agreements and to expend grant funds to fulfill the purpose and intent of this ordinance. Section 3. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: General Fund Increase Estimated Revenues - Federal Library Grants $5.250 Increase Appropriations Library — Salaries $4,655 Library — Medicare 70 Library — Social Security 290 Library — Unemployment Insurance 25 Library — Workers' Compensation 210 $5.250 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2950 -2017 Page 2 of 2 Section 4. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application. Section 5. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 171 day of May, 2017. � MAYOR BRIAN GABRIEL SR., ATTEST: YJ a dra Modigh, City Clerk) X Approved by Finance V� New Tent Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Introduced: May 3, 2017 Enacted: May 17, 2017 Effective: May 17, 2017 fhe M MEMORANDUM ,e w;d a Past, Ai o w;d a f tutee „ 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794 Telephone: (907) 283 -7535 1 Fax: (907) 283 -3014 www.kenai.city TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City ManagerFc>_ FROM: Mary Jo Joiner, Library Director DATE: 13 April 2017 SUBJECT: Public Library Association Grant The Kenai Community Library has been invited to apply for a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under a program called Inclusive Internship Initiative. This grant will fund internships in select libraries this summer for high school juniors and seniors. The Public Library Association anticipates that each library will receive a stipend of approximately $5,250 over the course of the summer which should fund 10 weeks of work at 35 /hours a week. The intent of the grant is to mentor a student and assign them a meaningful project. The library is responsible for assigning a mentor who will work approximately 5 hours /week mentoring and coaching the student. The mentor and student will be required to attend a kick -off event June 16 and 17 in Washington D.C. at the Library of Congress and a wrap event in Chicago in September. Expenses for travel, lodging and meals for these events will be covered by the Public Library Association. By the end of the summer it is hoped that students will more fully understand the scope of library work as well as have increased their skills in the identified project area. 80 libraries have been invited to apply for 50 grants. The applications are due by April 24 and notification of award is anticipated by May 5. 1 am writing this memo so that we can 'hit the ground running' on this as soon as we receive notification.