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Council approves tiered approach for 2025 Community Enhancement Program funding
Summary
With $42,016 available and $65,775 requested, the council approved a tiered allocation system for the 2025 Community Enhancement Program and asked members who had not submitted scores to do so by the end of the week.
NJ Johnson, assistant to the city manager and city planner, told the council the city had $42,016 to allocate to 16 Community Enhancement Program (CEP) grant requests totaling $65,775.
Johnson presented two allocation options: a tier system that funds higher‑scoring projects at larger percentages (and could leave some applicants unfunded) and a proportional system that provides every applicant some funding. Under Johnson’s tier proposal, applications with an average score of 4.25 and above would receive 100% of their request; midrange applicants would receive reduced percentages so the total fits the available pot.
Several councilors voiced preferences. Councilor Kim Holmes and others favored the tier system because it allows full funding of top‑ranked applicants; some councilors preferred the proportional approach to ensure every organization received some funding.
After discussion, Councilor Jacobs moved to approve the tiered system for 2025 CEP allocations, with staff to incorporate two additional council score columns from members who had not submitted ratings yet. Council President Miller seconded the motion. The motion carried; one councilor (Andrew) abstained from the vote. Councilors asked staff to collect outstanding scores by the end of the week and to publish final allocation numbers in the next packet (one week before the following meeting).
Staff said under the tier model approximately 14 of 16 applicants would be funded in the draft schedule and that final dollar amounts would be provided once all council scores were in. The council did not change CEP program language at the meeting; it approved the allocation method to be applied for this funding cycle.
