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Council signs consultant for needs assessment; kickoff and community survey planned for fall
Summary
The council approved a contract with Kulik Consultancy to conduct the townwide human-services needs assessment; focus groups and stakeholder interviews are planned in September with a community survey due in October–November and final reporting into next summer.
Council staff told members on July 31 that the Council for Human Services has signed a contract with Kulik Consultancy (top-rated bidder) to conduct the town’s human-services needs assessment. Staff said the kickoff meeting with the consultant is scheduled for early September and that stakeholder interviews and focus groups will begin that month.
Jericho said the consultant is a small, hands-on firm whose managing principal is bilingual in English and Spanish; council members said that bilingual capability was important for outreach. The council plans to release a community survey between October and November to capture fall and shoulder-season needs and expects final analysis and reporting to extend into the following summer.
The needs-assessment work will inform the council’s allocation priorities and help set measurable outcomes for funded programs. Council members said the assessment’s findings will be used to tighten grant categories and to help the Contract Review Committee evaluate applications in the upcoming FY27 award round. The council also plans a public grant-award ceremony on Sept. 12 to recognize current grantees and to raise public awareness of funded services.
Members said they selected Kulik Consultancy after an interview and scoring process; the firm was both the top-rated and (unusually) the least expensive bidder, according to council comments. Staff asked members to expect contact from the consultant and from staff as part of outreach and stakeholder mapping over the next weeks.
