Town of Windham - File #: 23-238

• File #: 23-238
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/4/2023
• In control: Town Council
• On agenda: 12/12/2023
• Final action: 12/12/2023
• Title: To authorize the disbursement of $3,000 from the Substance Prevention Grant Program Fund for the Boys to Men program focused on promoting more positive alternatives to drug and alcohol use and making better choices in how they are treating themselves and others.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2023	1	Town Council	approved	Pass

I.                     Council Action Requested.

Title

To authorize the disbursement of $3,000 from the Substance Prevention Grant Program Fund for the Boys to Men program focused on promoting more positive alternatives to drug and alcohol use and making better choices in how they are treating themselves and others.

Body

II.                     Basis for Council Action.

Council approval of this item is required because;

a.                     Pursuant to §128-6 of the Marijuana Business Licensing Ordinance, Chapter 128, as adopted by the Council on May 26, 2020, a business license "applicant shall also pay an "education fee" in an amount set by Council" and "granted at the Council's discretion to educational institutions or nonprofit agencies for support of initiatives aimed at educating Windham youth regarding marijuana and other drugs," and

b.   The Substance Prevention Grant Committee, established by the Council on September 8, 2020, was tasked with the responsibility "to review application requests for funding and make recommendations to the Town Council on proposed fund disbursements."

III.                     Issue Summary.

Please see the attached application. The committee met on December 7, 2023 and unanimously approved the program.  The balance of account 1000-24047 is over $15,500.