Board designates Family Connection Collaborative as fiscal agent for FY2025–26 despite one commissioner’s objection

Feb 3, 2025

The board authorized the county to serve as fiscal agent for the Family Connection Collaborative and its $56,250 grant for FY2025–26; the motion passed 4–1 with Commissioner Gray opposed, who cited concerns about a race/equity tool on the organization’s website.

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The Jasper County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize the chairman to sign a fiscal-agent designation for the Family Connection Collaborative for FY2025–26, enabling the nonprofit to continue administering family-support grants and programs with $56,250 in funds.

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