§ 2-291. Process.

(a)

Process. To ensure that grant opportunities that the City pursues are beneficial and do not impose certain restrictions or obligations on the City, any grant writer who desires to prepare and submit a grant that may benefit the City is subject to the following:

(1)

A grant writer shall, at grant writer's sole cost and expense, submit a proposed grant opportunity, including the grant application, impact to the community and a list of all restrictions, obligations and other important details of the grant (collectively, "grant submittal") to the POD.

(2)

The POD shall review the grant submittal within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the grant submittal and consult with the departments that will be impacted from the grant if awarded.

(3)

The POD shall present the grant submittal to a grant review panel.

(4)

Following a grant review panel meeting, the POD shall brief the Mayor on the grant submittal and provide the Mayor the summary prepared by the grant review panel pursuant to the requirements of this division. It shall be at the sole discretion of the Mayor to decide whether to proceed with the grant submittal.

(5)

If the Mayor determines that the City should proceed with the grant submittal, the grant writer shall be required to enter into an agreement with the City. The City Attorney's office shall prepare an agreement which shall set forth the duties and responsibilities of the grant writer and include other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the City Attorney's office. The agreement (i) shall require the grant writer to complete and submit the grant application (which shall include all other required documents), (ii) may require the grant writer to be responsible for administering, implementing and ensuring compliance with the grant if received, and (iii) may provide for compensation to the grant writer.

(Ord. No. 112-H, § 3, 5-15-2014)