Fiscal 2010 Adopted Expense Budget Adjustments SummaryNew York City Council Finance Division
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Schedule C designates funding for community based not-for-profit and other publicservice organizations. Expenditure of any funds for each organization identified in Schedule C iscontingent upon the satisfactory completion of a detailed initial review process, and upon thesatisfactory completion of all applicable City procurement requirements at the time of contractaward. The New York City Council and the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) haveestablished the following initial review for each organization:For all organizations included in Schedule C, the City Council preliminarily reviewed thepublic purpose for which the funds would be used, any potential conflicts of interest, and theorganizations’ compliance with other applicable laws and regulations. After this preliminaryreview, the Council sent the entire list of organizations to the State Attorney General’s Office forconfirmation that charity registrations were up-to-date.In the case of organizations requesting funding in excess of $10,000, MOCS isoverseeing an additional prequalification review process. Through this process, MOCS isreviewing each organization to determine whether it meets integrity requirements, andcompliance with applicable laws and regulations, including charities registration. Inaddition, MOCS sent the entire list of organizations to the State Attorney General’s Office forconfirmation that charity registrations were up-to-date. MOCS is also reviewing eachorganization to determine whether the organization is qualified to provide the proposed services,and is reviewing and recertifying the qualifications of organizations that were approved duringFiscal Year 2009.For those organizations identified in Schedule C with an asterisk, either the MOCS or theCouncil’s review process has not yet been completed, or the State Attorney General’s Office hasnot yet provided the Council with final verification of the organization’s charitable filing status.For those organizations identified in Schedule C without an asterisk, the Council hascompleted its review process and, where applicable, MOCS has preliminarily reviewedor prequalified the organization.Further restrictions to ensure the appropriate use of City funds will be incorporatedthrough the City’s procurement process.
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