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County council adopts new procedures for Sofia Travis grant appointments after debate
Summary
Monroe County Council voted 5–2 to adopt ordinance 2025-14, setting procedures for citizen appointment interviews and selection for the Sofia Travis community-service grant program after members debated interview scope and diversity language.
The Monroe County Council approved ordinance 2025-14 on second reading Tuesday, readopting procedures for awarding Sofia Travis community service grants and establishing an interview process for citizen appointments.
Molly Turner King, the council attorney, described the ordinance as setting how appointments and interview volunteers would be selected. "If the ordinance passes, it calls for 3 volunteers to conduct the interviews," Turner King told the council.
Council debate focused on how many applicants should be…
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