[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 (January 26, 2010) - Applications for public
communications resource funding will be available starting Jan. 29. This
is the third 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 $15,000, 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 will be available on the city’s Web site at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com Jan. 29 and at the City Manager’s Office, 5th
floor, Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway. An application workshop
will be held at 4 p.m., Feb. 25, 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 April 19. Communication services must be provided
within the city’s corporate limits during the project period Oct. 1,
2010 - Dec. 31, 2011.

The application process will follow the schedule shown below.
Jan. 29, 2010 - Applications available

Feb. 25, 2010 - Application workshop (Mezzanine Conference Room) 

March 12, 2010 - Deadline for submission of application for draft
review 

April 19, 2010 - Complete applications due by 5 p.m. to City
Manager’s Office

May 6, 2010 - Application review and clarification session 
(Applicants invited to be present to answer committee questions)

July 5, 2010 - Letters to applicants with Advisory Committee funding
recommendations and comments 

July 22, 2010 - Committee’s public hearing on funding
recommendations

Aug. 16 or Sept. 7, 2010 - Funding recommendations presented to City
Council for approval

November 2010 - Contracts will be presented to City Council for
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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