tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post112234615739690804..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: City has agreement with nonprofits on contributions -- Right On -- In Our Dreams!Mark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1122346271969602412005-07-25T22:51:00.000-04:002005-07-25T22:51:00.000-04:00City has agreement with nonprofits on contribution...City has agreement with nonprofits on contributions<BR/><BR/>Monday, July 25, 2005<BR/>By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<BR/><BR/>The City of Pittsburgh has reached an agreement with local nonprofit institutions on how they will contribute to city coffers, Mayor Tom Murphy said today.<BR/><BR/>The contract brings the city close to plugging one of two remaining holes in the 2005 budget.<BR/><BR/>The contract, currently under final review by the city solicitor, does not include a dollar amount that the nonprofit institutions would contribute.<BR/><BR/>Once the city signs the contract, the Pittsburgh Public Service Fund will send out 800 to 1,000 solicitation letters to tax-exempt entities, said the Rev. Ron Lengwin, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and the fund, which represents local nonprofit institutions and foundations. After most of the entities respond, the fund will advise the city how much it will receive, Lengwin said.<BR/><BR/>The city originally budgeted for $6 million in contributions, but a report last week by fiscal overseers suggested that $5 million would be a more reasonable expectation.<BR/><BR/>Murphy said the only remaining gap in the city budget was $3.5 million in reimbursement from the state for homeland security-related costs.<BR/>----------<BR/>More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com