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Council discusses use of $50,000 contingency; possible seed money for day shelter and follow‑up on nonprofit requests
Summary
City staff reminded council $50,000 remains available in contingency funds; council discussed allocating seed funding toward establishing a day shelter and dividing remaining funds among several nonprofit applicants, but no formal allocation was made and staff will return with application summaries and proposed disbursement at a future meeting
City staff told the council on May 22 that $50,000 remains in council contingency funds for fiscal year 2025 and that councilors discussed potential allocations during the FY26 budget process but did not finalize distributions.
Council members explored using up to $30,000 as seed money to support establishing a day shelter, and discussed dividing the remaining funds among nonprofit applicants that had requested city support during the budget cycle. Staff emphasized any allocation would require a future formal council action and recommended due diligence with the applicant organizations before making awards.
Leslie Beauregard and finance staff summarized the contingency: the $50,000 is appropriated but not yet allocated; staff write checks weekly and can disburse funds after council’s formal direction. Councilor Campbell floated a proposal to earmark $30,000 for the day shelter effort and split $20,000 among several nonprofits that had applied for support but did not receive it in the FY26 budget. The nonprofits raised in discussion included New Directions, WARM, The Arrow Project, Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development (application was new), and the YMCA; Arcadia was noted separately as receiving a $30,000 designation in a related budget action.
Council asked staff to gather follow‑up information from the agencies and provide application details and any clarifying documentation before a decision. Staff agreed to assemble summaries of the five nonprofit requests and to return the item for formal action at a future meeting, with the next meeting mentioned as June 26 as the earliest option.
No formal motion or allocation was made at the May 22 meeting; council directed staff to collect additional information and prepare materials for a future decision.
