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Mayor proposes new nonprofit to centralize city events as council considers governance reform ordinance
Summary
Mayor Finkham outlined a plan to form a new nonprofit, "Experience Carmel," to coordinate city events and public-space management; the council added and referred to committee a separate ordinance that would require council-appointed representatives and annual budget reviews for nonprofits that receive city support.
Mayor Finkham proposed creating a new independent nonprofit, described during council remarks on May 5 as "Experience Carmel," that would centralize management of public events, philanthropic relationships and city-owned public spaces.
The mayor said the new organization would have co-equal governance representing both the legislative and executive branches and could manage public-space operations, arts grants and shared staff to realize operational efficiencies. The proposal was presented as a forward-looking alternative to ad-hoc affiliate management and was introduced in the mayor’s comments; no ordinance creating the nonprofit was presented for a vote at the meeting.
Separately, the council added an ordinance to the meeting agenda on…
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