HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-21-2015 - 6eORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 21, 2015
Action Agenda
Item No. 6 -e
SUBJECT: County Support for My Brother's Keeper
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie Hammersley, 245 -2300
PURPOSE: To express support for the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) initiative in Orange County
and to authorize County staff to proceed with any necessary steps with the Community Giving
Fund and the Triangle Community Foundation to accept and process tax - deductible
contributions in support of My Brother's Keeper.
BACKGROUND: In February 2014 President Barack Obama announced the My Brother's
Keeper Community Challenge and later encouraged local jurisdictions to become MBK
communities. Commissioner Renee Price has been active in the local MBK efforts and has
requested that the Board of Commissioners express support for MBK as well as provide a
means for contributions to the local MBK effort to be tax - deductible, potentially through the
Community Giving Fund administered by the Triangle Community Foundation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. The Board is
asked to express support for MBK and provide a means for MBK to receive support through tax -
deductible contributions.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board:
1) express support for the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) initiative in Orange County;
2) authorize County staff to proceed with any necessary steps with the Community Giving
Fund and the Triangle Community Foundation to accept and process tax - deductible
contributions in support of My Brother's Keeper; and
3) authorize staff to take the necessary steps to provide verified funds to MBK in anticipation
of reimbursement from the Triangle Community Foundation.