Assembly directs staff to negotiate two‑year contract with Sitka Legacy Foundation to administer nonprofit grants

The Sitka City and Borough Assembly voted to direct staff to negotiate a contract with the Sitka Legacy Foundation to administer the assembly’s annual general‑fund nonprofit grants program.

On a motion to direct staff to negotiate the contract, the assembly vote was 7–0 in favor. The motion instructs the city administrator and staff to prepare contract terms for the assembly’s consideration; assembly members discussed a two‑year initial term with option years, a 5% administrative fee from the grant pool (for example, $2,500 on a $50,000 grant pool was used as an illustration), and a city reservation to set the annual budgeted grant amount each year.

Sponsors and rationale: Assembly member Kevin (first name only in the transcript) and co‑sponsor Chris (first name only) said the nonprofit community had asked the city to delegate grant administration to the Sitka Legacy Foundation, citing the foundation’s grant‑making experience and a simpler process that would reduce…