This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a donation of $1,744,131 from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation for its programs from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. It has already been approved.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend a gift valued in the amount of $1,744,131 from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation in support of various Department of Public Health program needs, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Public Health Foundation, which established a framework for funding support.
The Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Public Health Foundation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to support various public health programs.
The Health Commission adopted Resolution No. 25-01, recommending the Board of Supervisors authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a gift of $1,744,131 from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation.
The Department acknowledged the receipt of a gift from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation valued at $1,744,131 for the fiscal year 2025.
The Department issued a statement explaining the need for retroactive authorization to accept and expend the gift due to the timing of the award notification.
The resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the gift was introduced to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, allowing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the gift from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation.
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