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Board authorizes reconstituting community funding pool committee after debate; measure passes 4-1
Summary
The board directed county staff to advertise for members of a community funding pool committee that will review applications for $75,000 budgeted in this fiscal year. Commissioners debated whether county government should allocate tax dollars to nonprofits; the motion passed 4-1.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted to re-establish a community funding pool committee and instructed county staff to advertise openings for members to consider grant applications for $75,000 currently budgeted in this fiscal year.
County Manager Warren Cade told the board the line item exists and the committee historically has evaluated nonprofit applications and recommended allocations. Cade said the committee has operated under a 2017–2021 resolution and that some agency-designated seats on the prior panel no longer…
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