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Nonprofit 'Stand Against the Wind' outlines plan to award cost-saving ideas
Summary
Rich Kellum introduced Stand Against the Wind, a proposed nonprofit that intends to give awards for ideas that save taxpayer money; he said the effort will be funded to about $720,000 when complete and will distribute roughly $56,000 in awards in its first year.
Rich Kellum, founder of the nonprofit Stand Against the Wind, told the Albany City Council on Monday that his organization will give awards to people who propose ways to save taxpayer money and that initial funding will reach about $720,000 when fully established.
"I started stand against the wind as an organization to give awards to people who come up with ways of saving the taxpayer money," Kellum said in his presentation. He told council the first year of awards will total about $56,000 and that early funds will underwrite two scholarships with the American Welding Society.
Nut Graf: Kellum described the group as a locally initiated effort with board members in multiple states. He said he checked with an ethics commission about potential conflicts of interest and was advised that individuals would need to verify acceptance rules for any specific awards.
Councilors asked Kellum for examples of eligible projects and award size. Kellum suggested $1,000 would be a useful award level for drawing attention to practical ideas and cited past local cases where cost savings or reassignments of services produced measurable savings. He said the organization has not yet held its first board meeting and does not yet have a public website.
Ending: Councilors thanked Kellum; no formal action was taken on the presentation.
