Chapter 80 - PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT COUNCIL

Sec. 78.107. - Sunset Provision. Chapter 82 - JACKSONVILLE-DUVAL COUNTY COUNCIL ON ELDER AFFAIRS Chapter 80 - PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT COUNCIL

Sec. 80.101. - Establishment.

There is hereby established a council to be known as the Public Service Grant Council (PSG Council) to act as an advisory body for the City of Jacksonville.

(Ord. 2016-56-E, § 1)

Sec. 80.102. - Composition; Member Qualifications; Terms; Annual Training Requirement; Responsibilities.

(a)

Composition. The Public Service Grant Council shall consist of 15 voting members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council and seven of whom shall be appointed by the City Council President and confirmed by City Council.

(b)

Liaison. The City Council President shall annually designate a City Council Member to serve as a liaison to the Public Service Grant Council. This is a non-voting position and shall not be considered a member of the PSG Council for sunshine purposes.

(c)

Member Qualifications. Members of the Public Service Grant Council shall be chosen to provide community diversity and knowledge of needed services; shall demonstrate an interest in the impact of public service programs in the community, and a willingness to participate fully in the Public Service Grant application process. A minimum of two Mayoral appointees and two City Council appointees shall have prior experience with grant processes, whether as grant writers, applicants, administrators, or recipients.

(d)

Terms. Members shall be appointed for staggered three-year terms commencing January 1, but shall serve until their successor is appointed and confirmed by City Council. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms; but appointments to fill vacancies for partial terms (less than 50 percent of a full term) and initial appointments under the preceding sentence for less than three years shall not be deemed to be full terms, and may be reappointed for up to two additional consecutive full terms.

(e)

Removal. Public Service Grant Council members appointed by the Mayor shall serve and be removed at the pleasure of the Mayor. Members appointed by the City Council shall serve and be removed at the pleasure of the City Council President.

(Ord. 2016-56-E, § 1; Ord. 2024-844-E, § 2)

Sec. 80.103. - Functions, powers and duties.

In addition to such powers, duties and authority as may be set forth elsewhere in the Ordinance Code, including Chapter 118 (City Grants), the PSG Council is hereby authorized to:

(a)

Review and assess the annual needs of the City for public services for a program not otherwise funded by City funds, based on presentations, studies, and reports submitted to the Public Service Grants Council;

(b)

Recommend categories of Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs to the City Council and include in such recommendation an assigned percentage of funding to each Most Vulnerable Person and Needs category;

(c)

Recommend the process by which recipients of Public Service Grants are selected each year, which process shall be by request for proposal pursuant to Chapter 126, Ordinance Code, or through the grant application procedures outlined in Chapter 118, Part 8; and

(d)

Submit to the MBRC for review an appropriation request for Public Service Grants for the upcoming fiscal year;

(e)

Review, evaluate and score each Public Service Grant application, subject to completion of the Annual Training Course in Section 80.104(i);

(f)

Participate in on-site evaluations of recipient programs;

(g)

Attend orientation meetings, the annual training course required in Section 80.104(i), and any other meetings related to Chapter 118, Part 8, ethics, public records and open meetings laws for PSG Council members; and

(h)

Award and allocate the annual lump sum appropriation for Public Service Grants contained in the annual budget ordinance to requesting agencies based on the review, evaluation and scoring of each requesting agencies pursuant to Chapter 118, Part 8.

(Ord. 2016-56-E, § 1; Ord. 2019-210-E, § 1)

Sec. 80.104. - Organization and proceedings.

(a)

Officers.

(1)

The PSG Council select a chairperson and any other positions from among its members to serve for a one-year term commencing in January and may create and fill such other offices as it may deem necessary or desirable.

(b)

Rules of procedure. The PSG Council shall establish rules of procedure necessary to its governing and the conduct of its affairs, consistent with the applicable provisions of the Ordinance Code.

(c)

Voting; quorum. All decisions and recommendations of the PSG Council shall require a concurring vote of a majority of the members present. A majority of the current membership of the PSG Council, excluding vacant seats, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of meetings and transacting business. A vacancy shall not impair the ability of a majority of the remaining members to execute all the duties and perform all the functions of the PSG Council.

(d)

Administrative support. The PSG Council shall receive staff support from the Grants and Contract Compliance Division.

(e)

Meetings. The PSG Council shall meet at least monthly. All meetings shall be open to the public, but these are not public hearings; the public does not have a right to speak but may be invited to speak by the chair or any member of the PSG Council.

(f)

Notice. Notice of meetings shall be posted at least two days in advance on the City of Jacksonville web events calendar. No other advertisement or notification is required.

(g)

Compensation. Members shall serve without compensation, pension or retirement benefits; however members may be compensated for travel expenses as provided in Chapter 106, Part 7, Ordinance Code.

(h)

Compliance. The PSG Council shall be subject to the provisions of F.S. Chapter 112, Part III, and Chapters 50, 58 and 602, Ordinance Code, except as may be otherwise set forth in this Chapter.

(i)

Annual Training Requirement. In November of each year, the PSG Council members shall attend and complete a minimum two-hour annual training course ("Annual Training Course"), which training course shall include, without limitation, instruction on (i) Most Vulnerable Persons and Needs recommendations; (ii) the eligibility qualifications for Public Service Grants; (iii) the Public Service Grant application requirements; (iv) the review, scoring and evaluation of Public Service Grant applications; and (v) limitations on funding allocations. In order to review, evaluate and score Public Service Grant applications each year, PSG Council members must attend and complete the Annual Training Course. The Annual Training Course shall be conducted by the Office of General Counsel, the Grant Administrator, or his or her designee, and may include other organizations specialized in grant writing and grant review, provided that any such organization participating in the course shall be ineligible to apply for a Public Service Grant in the same fiscal year that such training occurs. The Annual Training Course shall be conducted twice in November and Public Service Grant Council members may attend either course to meet the requirement under this Section. The Grant Administrator shall notify and invite the assigned City Council Member liaison to the Annual Training Course. The Grant Administrator shall maintain records regarding each Public Service Grant member's compliance with this Section and shall notify both the Mayor's Office and the City Council of any PSG Council members who fail to attend and participate in the annual training course.

(Ord. 2016-56-E, § 1; Ord. 2019-210-E, § 1; Ord. 2021-851-E, § 1; Ord. 2023-33-E, § 6)

Sec. 80.105. - PSG Grant Award Procedures; Phrases and Terms.

Chapter 118 (City Grants), Parts 1—5 and 8, Ordinance Code, establishes the Public Service Grant award and grant requirements. The phrases and terms used in this Chapter 80 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in Section 118.104 (Definitions) and Part 8 (Public Service Grant) of Chapter 118.

(Ord. 2016-56-E, § 1)

Sec. 78.107. - Sunset Provision. Chapter 82 - JACKSONVILLE-DUVAL COUNTY COUNCIL ON ELDER AFFAIRS