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Gonzales council votes to move $30,000 measure K community-action grants into general-fund reserves after debate
Summary
Council members debated reducing or eliminating community-action grants funded by Measure K; after discussion and public comment the council voted to withhold $30,000 from the community grants and place it into the general-fund reserve line, with several members recorded as voting no.
GONZALES — The Gonzales City Council debated Measure K community-action grants and voted to withhold $30,000 designated for those grants and place the amount into the city’s general-fund reserve.
Councilmember Lorraine Worthy led a discussion arguing that many repeat recipients have been funded for years and that the grants were originally designed to help start new organizations. Worthy said she preferred to pull or reduce the awards and asked staff to evaluate alternatives, including using the funds to rebuild reserves or pay down other liabilities.
Council and staff discussed options: leave…
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