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Commission to present FY2025 grant recommendations to City Council June 3, plans coalition for grantees
Summary
The Human Rights Commission will forward its fiscal-year 2025 grant recommendations to the City Council for a June 3 meeting and expects to form a coalition of grant recipients for coordination and information-sharing.
The Commission reviewed its fiscal year 2025 grant recommendations and confirmed they will be placed on the City Council agenda for Tuesday, June 3, at 6 p.m. Commissioners discussed sending two representatives to the council meeting to explain the commission’s process and answer questions from council members.
Staff said the City Council packet includes a summary of each recommended grant and the funding amount, which commissioners may reference during any Council presentation. Commissioners who were unavailable on the June weekend noted they could attend the June 3 meeting instead; staff offered to provide a short clip of prior presentations so new presenters can prepare.
The commission also reported it will begin organizing a coalition of current and newly funded grantees. The coalition is intended to help grantees and the commission better understand how services fit together and to facilitate introductions and collaboration. Initial invitations will go to this term’s grant recipients, with the coalition later opened to outside participants; no specific dates for coalition meetings were finalized in the meeting.
Commissioners emphasized transparency changes made to the evaluation process this year and suggested presenters at the City Council meeting explain the commission’s process rather than repeating packet details.
