Sunbury City discusses retaining grant administrator for $12,000 while advertising new grant-writer post

Sunbury City officials discussed staffing and grant-management plans during a city meeting. Participants considered a proposal to retain an existing grants administrator to finish roughly two dozen outstanding grants for $12,000 while advertising for a new grant writer whose pay would combine a base salary and incentive fees. No formal vote on the proposal was recorded in the transcript.

The discussion centered on preserving institutional knowledge on active grants while building capacity to pursue new funding. Officials said the city currently has about 23–24 grants “on the table” (some speakers used 23, others 24), and that several large projects rely on continued grant administration. City participants said losing continuity could jeopardize projects described in the discussion as a major expansion of Susquehanna Avenue (referenced in the meeting as “the Susquehanna phase 2”), which speakers said represents a multi‑year,…