HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-051 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-051
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001
BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT TO A)
UPGRADE AN EXISTING .87 TEMPORARY EXPERT
PROFESSIONAL POSITION TO A FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT
1.0 FAMILY AND AFTERSCHOOL LITERACY SUPERVISOR
AND B) APPROPRIATE $8,100 IN UNANTICIPATED
REVENUE FROM A QUALCOMM GRANT TO PAY FOR THE
POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR
AND FUND START-UP COSTS FOR A NEW AFTERSCHOOL
LITERACY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Educational Services Division of the Library has been providing the
Adult Literacy Program and Families for Literacy program for the past 13 years and 9 years
respectively; and
WHEREAS, in addition, this Division has coordinated the award-winning DASH
(Dynamic After School Hours) program at fourteen elementary schools and STRETCH (Safe
Time for Recreation, Enrichment & Tutoring for Children) in eight Title I schools for the past
two years; and
WHEREAS, the Division is embarking on a new program this spring aimed at improving
literacy among schoolchildren, in response to numerous ongoing requests from parents in the
community to provide literacy tutoring for their children, this program will be based on the
successful STRETCH model and curriculum designed to promote academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully implement this program, the Library recommends
upgrading an existing .87 Temporary Expert Professional position to a full-time-equivalent 1.0
Family and Afterschool Literacy Supervisor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby amend the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 budget for the Library Department to upgrade an
existing .87 Temporary Expert Professional position to a full-time 1.0 FTE Family and
Afterschool Literacy Supervisor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby appropriate $8,100 in
unanticipated revenue from a Qualcomm Grant to pay for the position for the remainder of the
fiscal year and ~md start-up costs for a new afterschool literacy program.
Presented by Approved as to form by
J M. Kaheny
Deputy City Manager ' ey
Resolution 2001-051
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
Califomia, this 6th day of March, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Shirley Horton~Xyor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001-051 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of March, 2001.
Executed this 6th day of March, 2001.
~//rt Susan Bigelow, City Clerk