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Committee reviews requests from outside agencies; staff to return with rubric and recommendations
Summary
Franklin City staff presented the city—s appropriations-to-outside-agencies requests and program-enhancement asks. Committee members pressed for a funding strategy, a rubric, and more information on several large or new requests including the African American Heritage Society, Sharebuilt, Studio 10 Theater Company and Doorstep Project.
City staff summarized the city—s appropriations-to-outside-agencies requests and asked the Budget Finance Committee for guidance on funding priorities and program enhancements.
Michael Walters Young, chief budget performance officer, introduced Norma Lochni, financial analyst, who led the presentation. Lochni told the committee the base budget for outside agency grants was $703,302 for fiscal 2025 and the proposed base is $712,807 for fiscal 2026, an increase of $9,505 (1.35%). She said most current partner grants are level-funded but staff had identified program enhancement requests and new requests totaling $274,285 above base funding across government agencies, civic organizations and new agency requests.
Lochni said the library requested a $31,473 increase to cover inflation and additional digital materials; the Tennessee Rehab Clinic requested…
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