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

• File #: O-071-26
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Old Business
• File created: 5/5/2026
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 5/14/2026
• Title: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 $11,200 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,700 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 2 AND 9; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 1; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, AND 24; 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)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/23/2026	1	Metro Council	passed	Pass

ORDINANCE NO. _______, SERIES 2026
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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 $11,200 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,700 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 2 AND 9; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 1; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, AND 24; 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, AND MULVEY-WOOLRIDGE

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 is hereby appropriated from Neighborhood Development Funds in the following manner: $1,700 from District 3; $1,500 each from Districts 2 and 9; $1,000 from District 1; and $500 each from Districts 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 24; 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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Craig Greenberg
Mayor


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Approval Date


APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O'Connell
Jefferson County At...