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Commission accepts $15,000 NLC economic initiative grant and directs city manager to manage grants; memo places hold on LHPP‑linked spending pending forensic‑f
Summary
Commission approved acceptance of a $15,000 National League of Cities grant to study small‑business needs; commissioners also reinforced a prior directive that city grants be managed by finance/city manager and staff announced initiation of a forensic audit and a temporary hold on city resource use tied to LHPP‑related grants.
The Lauderhill City Commission on May 12 unanimously approved a $15,000 grant award from the National League of Cities (NLC) to participate in a Southern Cities economic initiative that will fund a small‑business needs assessment and technical assistance. Commissioner Melissa Dunn, sponsor of the item, described the grant as seed funding for research and a data dashboard to identify gaps in local business support and to position the city for future investments.
At the meeting Dunn described how the $15,000 would be spent: staff participation in NLC boot camps ($5,800 estimated), data collection (surveys, focus groups, $3,800), technology and dashboard work ($1,300), outreach materials ($1,500), postage, training and limited food for meetings. Dunn said the grant money would not come from the city general…
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