Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-071-26

• File #: O-071-26
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/5/2026
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 5/14/2026
• Final action: 5/14/2026
• Title: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 $11,200 $13,450 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 2; $1,700 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 2 AND 9; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 1 AND 26; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, AND 24; AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 5; TO THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES - FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE FOR BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JULY 18, 2026 (AS AMENDED).
• Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Andrew Owen (D-9), Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Josie Raymond (D-10), Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12), Dan Seum Jr. (R-13), Crystal Bast (R-14), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Scott Reed (R-16), Markus Winkler (D-17), Stuart Benson (R-20), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24), Brent Ackerson (D-26), Donna L. Purvis (D-5)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/14/2026	1	Metro Council	passed	Pass
5/14/2026	1	Metro Council	reconsidered	Pass
5/14/2026	1	Metro Council	amended	Pass
4/23/2026	1	Metro Council	passed	Pass

ORDINANCE NO. _______, SERIES 2026
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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 $11,200 $13,450 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 2; $1,700 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 2 AND 9; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 1 AND 26; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, AND 24; AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 5; TO THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES - FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE FOR BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JULY 18, 2026 (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS SHANKLIN, PARRISH-WRIGHT, OWEN, HAWKINS, RENO-WEBER, RAYMOND, JOSEPH, SEUM, BAST, CHAPPELL, REED, WINKLER, BENSON, RUHE, MULVEY-WOOLRIDGE, PURVIS, AND ACKERSON

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("THE COUNCIL") AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I: The sum of $1,500 $11,200 $13,450 from Neighborhood Development Funds in the following manner: $2,500 from district 2; $1,700 from District 3; $1,500 each from Districts 2 and 9; $1,000 each from Districts 1 and 26; and $500 each from Districts 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 24; and $250 from District 5; to the office of social services - first neighborhood place for backpacks and school supplies to be distributed at their annual back to school festival to be held July 18, 2026.
SECTION II: The Council has determined the funds requested in this Ordinance will be expended for a public purpose.
SECTION III: This grant is subject to the Council's Policies and Procedures as adopted and effective at the date of passage of this Ordinance.
SECTION IV: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval or otherwise becoming law.




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Sonya Harward
Metro Council Clerk
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Brent Ackerson
President of the Council



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