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Council directs $150,000 donation from fire-station contract to Youth Recreation Association after debate
Summary
After debate over process and oversight, the council directed Kaufman Lynn to award a $150,000 educational grant tied to the Fire Station 87 contract to the Youth Recreation Association, with two council members recorded in dissent.
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — The City Council voted Jan. 15 to direct contractor Kaufman Lynn to award a $150,000 educational grant tied to the Fire Station 87 contract to the Youth Recreation Association, concluding a contentious debate about process, oversight and whether the funds should be opened to other nonprofit applicants.
The contract provision requiring the donation was discussed as item 11b (Resolution 008-25). City staff said the contract for Fire Station 87 provides that the council may direct where the donation should be distributed. The council spent more than an hour debating whether the funds should be given to a single organization…
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