94-225 Resolution No. 94-225
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ELGIN AND NASAKHOUNE SIPHENGPHONE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS, that Richard B. Helwig, City Manager, and Dolonna
Mecum, City Clerk, be and are hereby authorized and directed
to execute an extension, on behalf of the City of Elgin, to
the Employment Agreement Agreement between the City of Elgin
and Nasakhoune Siphengphone to extend the term of the
agreement to and including September 30, 1994 .
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: August 10, 1994
Adopted: August 10, 1994
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this /hi day
ofl� `,/ ;/ , 1994 , by and between the City of Elgin,
Illinois a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as
the "City" ) and the Nasakhoune Siphengphone,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City and Nasakhoune Siphengphone have
previously entered into an Employment Agreement effective
December 6 , 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the "Employment
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, said Employment Agreement expired as of
June 30, 1994; and
WHEREAS, the City has extended through September 30,
1994, a grant agreement with the Y.W.C.A. relating to refugee
target assistance; and
WHEREAS, the employment of Nasakhoune Siphengphone
is related to the servies provided for in the Refugee Target
Assistance Grant; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to extend the
Employment Agreement through September 30, 1994 .
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between
the parties hereto for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises contained within the original
Employment Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, that the subject Employment Agreement between
the parties is hereby extended up to and including
September 30, 1994 .
CITY OF ELGIN
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Richard B. Helwig Nasakhoune Sip engp • e
City Manager
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Agenda Item No.
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July 8, 1994
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Lao Community Outreach Grant Extension
PURPOSE
To request City Council approval to extend the agreement with
the Elgin YWCA and the Illinois Department of Public Aid for
an additional three months for the Lao Community Outreach
Worker under a Crime Prevention grant.
BACKGROUND
F The City of Elgin has participated with the Elgin YWCA in a
grant from the Illinois Department of Public Aid since Janu-
ary of 1993. The Elgin Police Department currently employs
Nasakhounp sil, rifjpilone as a Community Outreach Worker under
the terms of this agreement.
Ms. Siphengphone acts as a liaison to the Lao Community. Ms .
Siphengphone works out of the juvenile division and has been
instrumental in our dealings with Laotian gangs and other Lao
community issues. Elgin has the largest population of Lao
refugees in the State of Illinois, including the City of
Chicago, with more than 3,000 . This grant will extend this
work until September 30, 1994, at that time the grant. will
expire and the position will terminate.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
The Elgin Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) has been
working to continue funding for this program. It appears that
no additional funding will be available through the YWCA
after October 1, 1994 .
FINIAL IMPACT
The grant provides funding for salary and benefits amounting
to $1,904 .91 monthly on a reimbursement basis, with no local
share.
Lao Community Outreach Grant Extension
July 8, 1994
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The extension agreement will be submitted to the Legal Depart-
ment for review.
RECOMMENDATION
Because the YWCA Crime Prevention Project Grant has had sig-
nificant benefit to the city with very limited financial im-
pact, staff recommends that this extension be approved by the
City Council .
Respectfully submitted,
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Richard B. Helwig ll
City Manager
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