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Caroline County waives performance bond for Martin’s House CDBG payroll grant
Summary
The County Commissioners voted to waive a performance bond requirement for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) payroll award to Martin’s House and Barn after hearing financial and audit assurances from the shelter’s leaders and county staff.
Caroline County Commissioners voted Tuesday to waive a performance bond requirement for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) payroll award to Martin’s House and Barn, a long-standing local shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
The commission’s vote came after Deborah, executive director of Martin’s House and Barn, and Mark Callahan, the nonprofit’s treasurer, described the organization’s operations and finances and asked that limited grant funds not be used to buy a bond. “$20,000 is the cost that we're looking at, to get a performance bond,” Mark Callahan said, adding that some insurers estimated up to about $19,000 if the county required coverage to be maintained…
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