*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Prosper Portland to transfer an employee for the Social Equity and Education Development Initiative Program

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: The City will have transferred certain grants that are part of the Social Equity & Education Development (“SEED”) Initiative Program to Prosper Portland, pursuant to an Assignment of Grant Agreements, dated Effective July 1, 2023. Prosper Portland agreed to assume the duties and obligations under these assigned grants pursuant to the Assignment of Grant Agreements, dated Effective July 1, 2023. The City has an employee who will be transferred to Prosper Portland as part of the transfer of the assigned SEED grants. ORS 236.610 requires the City and Prosper Portland to enter into an Agreement for the transfer of employee from the City to Prosper Portland. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Interim Director, Mourad Ratbi, is hereby authorized to execute an agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because delay in proceeding with this agreement will unnecessarily deprive the City and Prosper Portland of the mutual benefits of this agreement; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.