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Board discusses creating remote grants specialist role to pursue federal water and sewer funds
Summary
Mayor Fitterer and staff proposed creating a remote position to recruit experienced grant professionals, primarily to pursue federal funding for the city’s water and sewer expansion; board members asked staff to scope return-on-investment details and confirm whether the position would pursue state as well as federal grants.
Board members discussed the idea of creating a remote grant‑assistance position at the April 21 work session. Mayor Matthew Fitterer and staff framed the proposal as a way to widen the applicant pool for candidates with specialized federal grant experience — some of whom are currently available following federal workforce changes — and to increase the city’s capacity to pursue large water and sewer grant opportunities potentially worth…
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