[Press Release] : City advisory committee seeks applicants for public communications funds

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Paula Hertwig Hopkins, Assistant City Manager - (573)
874-7214

City advisory committee seeks applicants for public communications
funds

COLUMBIA, MO (February 19, 2009) - Applications for public
communications resource funding will be available starting Feb. 20. This
is the second year that the city has funded a partnership with other
public communication service providers to expand or enhance
communication among citizens and city officials on issues of importance
to the community. 

Project funding, ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, is available to the
following types of eligible applicants: 1) single not-for-profit
entities, government agencies or educational institutions; 2) a
partnership of public communication-type entities; or 3) partnerships of
a single public communications entity and other related entities such as
schools, social service agencies, libraries, museums, etc. This is not a
grant, as all funds must be contracted for communication services. 

The application package is available on the city’s Web site at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com and at the City Manager’s Office, 5th floor,
Daniel Boone Building, 701 W. Broadway. An application workshop will be
held at 4 p.m., March 26, in the City Hall Mezzanine Conference Room,
701 E. Broadway. 

The funds are generated through monthly fees paid by video service
providers to the city of Columbia, as authorized by city ordinance. A
seven-member Public Communications Resource Advisory Committee, which
was appointed by the City Council, will coordinate an open, competitive
process to solicit applications and recommend funding levels to the City
Council. Completed applications must be received in the City Manager’s
Office by 5 p.m. on May 1. Communication services must be provided
within the city’s corporate limits during the project period Oct. 1,
2009 - Dec. 31, 2010.

The application process will follow the schedule shown below.

Feb. 20, 2009 Applications available

March 26, 2009 Application workshop (time and location to be announced)


April 6, 2009 Deadline for submission of application for draft review 

May 1, 2009 Complete applications due by 5 p.m. to City Manager’s
Office

May 28, 2009 Public Communications Resources Advisory Committee will
discuss applications in an public meeting

July 3, 2009 Letters to applicants with Advisory Committee funding
recommendations and comments
 
July 16, 2009 Advisory Committee will hold public hearing on
applications

Aug. 3 or 17, 2009 Advisory Committee will make presentations to City
Council at the Council meeting

Dec. 18, 2009 Contracts will be presented to City Council for its
approval 

For information about eligibility, or to request an application,
contact the City Manager’s Office at (573) 874-7214 or e-mail
Assistant City Manager Paula Hertwig Hopkins at
PHHOPKIN at GoColumbiaMo.com.

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