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Volunteer McKinney asks council to reconsider moving its $75,000 city support into a competitive grant

5602151 · August 19, 2025
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Volunteer McKinney said a staff recommendation to move its $75,000 annual city allocation from the general fund to a community support grant would leave the nonprofit ineligible and unpaid this fiscal year.

Volunteer McKinney’s executive director told the City Council on Aug. 19 the nonprofit cannot be moved from a recurring $75,000 general-fund allocation into the new community support grant without advance notice and a funding transition plan.

Stephanie Robinson said Volunteer McKinney performs volunteer coordination and operational work that city departments rely on and that the recommended change would move the agency’s…

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