CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2017; providing that 2017 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2018 fiscal year; allowing that any unspent funds from an individual project may be applied to another project that meets the goals of the Digital Equity Initiative; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle ("City") has determined that it is important to enable digital equity, foster broadband adoption, and provide digital opportunities for all its residents, including sufficient access to electronic information, technology literacy, and the application of technology for civic engagement; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 29673 established a Technology Matching Fund Program for such purposes and identified project selection criteria and a process for selecting projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has appropriated $430,000 in the 2017 Adopted Budget (Ordinance 125207) from the Information Technology Fund for the Community Technology Program to implement Technology Matching Fund projects funded by the Cable Television Franchise Subfund; and
WHEREAS, the Community Technology Advisory Board has recommended projects for funding, and the Chief Technology Officer concurs with those recommendations; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee is hereby authorized to proceed with implementation of the following 15 projects on behalf of The City of Seattle:
Organization
Project
Allocation
Coalition for Refugees from Burma
Nexus DigiLab for Parent-School Engagement
$49,845
Education for All
Digital Citizenship and Communication Proje...
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