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RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 2175 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING <br />A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE JEWISH <br />COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN AN <br />AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS <br />($5,000.00), TO HELP FUND VARIOUS VITAL SOCIAL <br />SERVICES PROGRAMS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY <br />MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO <br />EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach has a tradition of participating and assisting <br />various social services programs of interest and benefit to its residents and fellow man; and <br />WHEREAS, the Jewish Community Services ( "JCS ") is one the largest social services <br />agencies in South Florida, serving more than thirty -five thousand people annually; and <br />WHEREAS, JCS programs provide services for the unemployed, homeless, refugees, <br />frail elders, holocaust survivors. physically and developmentally challenged, families in crisis, <br />substance abusers, child victims of neglect and abuse, delinquents, the working poor, and the <br />uninsured /underinsured; and <br />WHEREAS, JCS is committed to serving the community as a whole, regardless of one's <br />race, religion, ethnicity, or age; and <br />WHEREAS, JCS provides services to the residents of Sunny Isles Beach including the <br />older adult social and recreational initiatives and the home- delivered kosher meals program for <br />frail seniors and Holocaust survivors; and <br />WHEREAS, JCS receives funding from county grants, the United Way, the Greater <br />Miami Jewish Foundation, and the City of Miami Beach but is in need of additional funding to <br />keep and expand their valuable programs and services; and <br />WHEREAS, in past years the City has given a charitable contribution to JCS, and this <br />year the City wishes to continue its tradition of giving a charitable contribution to the Jewish <br />Community Services, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Authorization of Donation. The City Commission hereby authorizes a charitable <br />contribution to the Jewish Community Services, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand <br />Dollars ($5,000.00). <br />82014- Contribution to Jewish Community Srvs $5.000 Page I o1'2 <br />