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Public Service Grants councilors and nonprofits disagree on proposed rule changes; committee defers action
Summary
Members of the Public Service Grants council and nonprofit leaders urged the finance committee to reject a rules change that would cap awards per category; committee deferred the item to seek more stakeholder input and additional meetings before the next cycle.
The finance committee deferred consideration of proposed rule changes to the Public Service Grants (PSG) ordinance after multiple public commenters and PSG council members urged more outreach and expressed concern about award caps and process changes.
Speakers representing the PSG Council told the committee they had spent months reviewing the PSG chapter, soliciting agency input and crafting changes intended to improve fairness and distribution. The proposed amendment would restrict agencies from applying for more than one grant per category in some cases and reduce the maximum award per category from $150,000 to…
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