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Commissioners press for audit of $7.5M in contracts, look at nonprofit funding and land‑bank role in blight reduction
Summary
Commissioners asked staff for a deeper review of recurring nonprofit support ($3.2M) and contracted obligations (~$4.3M), questioned the transparency and return on investment of some grants and asked for a work session with the land bank to explain property outcomes and demolition activity.
Commissioners used the budget retreat to press staff for a detailed review of the city’s recurring payments to nongovernmental organizations and contractual obligations. Staff presented a list showing roughly $3.2 million in annual payments to nonprofits and an additional approximately $4.3 million in contract obligations.
“I think if with anything, you gotta determine what's the ROI, what's the benefit,”…
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