COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 220976, AS AMENDED

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw and Mayor Quinton Lucas

RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to include in the FY23-24 budget a $500,000.00 appropriation to support of youth employment programming.

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                      WHEREAS, youth who participate in youth employment programs experience statistically significant growth in their overall career literacy, career exploration, and networking skills; and

WHEREAS, youth employment programs offer opportunities to help young people, especially disadvantaged youth, gain the financial knowledge, skills, and access to resources necessary to effectively manage finances through adulthood; and

WHEREAS, successful youth employment programs are built on partnerships between the private sector, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and others, each bringing needs and complementary resources to the partnership; and

WHEREAS, appropriating funds to support youth employment programs, and specifically paid employment opportunities, in the City of Kansas City serves a public purpose and constitutes an investment in the next generation of Kansas Citians; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1.  That the City Manager is directed to include in the FY23-24 budget a $500,000.00 appropriation to support youth employment programming.

Section 2.  That the City Manager shall develop a separate funding plan for and then implement the internship program authorized by Resolution No. 200552.

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