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OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING POLICY <br /> Purpose: <br /> "Outside Agencies"are entities which perform a particular socioeconomic service for Indian River County. <br /> Partial support for their activities comes from County funds. This policy was developed to provide <br /> guidelines for Staff and the Board of County Commissioners in the funding of such a encies. <br /> Five types of outside agencies are addressed in the body of this policy; Nonprofit, C ildren's Services, <br /> Tourist Development, Quasi-nonprofit, and State agencies. Within each section is a discussion of how <br /> County monies are to be allocated to such agencies, how agencies should apply for County funds and <br /> each agency's fiscal responsibilities to the County upon the receipt of such funds. <br /> Effective Date: <br /> This policy shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the Board of County 131ommissioners of <br /> Indian River County. <br /> I. Nonprofit Agencies: <br /> Indian River County provides funding to various nonprofit organizations offering social services within its <br /> boundaries. These expenditures are funded from General Fund revenues current)I. This policy will <br /> cover nonprofit agency funding from all ad valorem taxing funds. <br /> A. Total Nonprofit Funding Allocation - The total amount allocated to nonprof t agencies will be <br /> adjusted each year as shown below. <br /> 1. The total allocation for nonprofit agencies will be capped at$256,516,which is the amount <br /> allocated for FY 2001/2002. In any year up fo$256,516 maybe allocated to all nonprofit <br /> agencies. <br /> 2. The total allocation will serve as a"ceiling"for total non-profit agency fu ding. Depending <br /> upon financial considerations,this amount maybe reduced by the County Administrator or <br /> the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> B. Nonprofit Agency Application for Funding <br /> 1. In early March of each year, the Budget Office sends out applicatio i packets for the <br /> upcoming budget year. These packets are mailed to all nonprofit agen ies that received <br /> funding in the current year, requested funding for the current year, r inquired about <br /> funding any time during the last twelve months. <br /> 2. Completed application packets and all additional documentation must ba submitted to the <br /> Budget Office by May 1"in order to be considered for funding in the upcoming budget. <br /> 3. The application packets can be seen in Attachment A to this documen . The application <br /> includes a description of the countywide purpose for the funds requested, a listing of the <br /> organization's board of directors, salary information, and various financial forms. <br /> Approved 2/19/02 <br /> Pagel <br /> SmeadSoft Reprint Date:Wednesday,September 28,2016-13:29:34-O(fidaftarments:3327,Attachment Id 1,page 1 <br />