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Council updates Sofia Travis grant procedures, approves My Sister’s Closet application amendment
Summary
Councilors approved updated procedures for awarding Sofia Travis community service grants and passed a separate resolution allowing My Sister’s Closet to change its collaborative partner for a previously filed grant; councilors strengthened application requirements and made reporting compliance a condition of eligibility.
Monroe County Council on Tuesday approved language to standardize how the Sofia Travis community‑service grant program solicits, interviews and awards grant funds, and unanimously approved a separate resolution allowing a single applicant to substitute a collaborative partner in a previously filed 2024 application.
The ordinance (first reading) consolidates prior resolutions into a single, updated procedure and clarifies committee membership, selection and application requirements. Among the changes: the review committee is defined as five members (three council volunteers plus two community members), community‑member terms end when replaced by council action and no community member may be appointed for a second consecutive term. The revised…
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