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Council considers changes to Community Agency Review Commission process; some agencies proposed to be funded outside CARC
Summary
Christy Patterson, staff liaison to the Community Agency Review Commission, and Marcia Ingersoll, commission chair, asked council to consider revisions to the CARC application and funding process intended to improve scoring, oversight and predictability for social and community grants.
Christy Patterson, staff liaison to the Community Agency Review Commission (CARC), and Marcia Ingersoll, CARC chair, presented a package of proposed process and ordinance changes to council intended to increase transparency, accountability and efficiency in the city’s community funding program.
Patterson summarized recent administrative improvements, including monthly invoicing by grantees, quarterly and annual reporting and financial scope reviews to inform funding decisions. Ingersoll described the commission’s new numeric scoring rubric that weights eligibility, community need, funding history and alignment with council priorities, and said the commission will meet semi‑annually to review grantee performance.
The commission recommended removing three recurring recipients from the CARC competitive application process: LibertyFest, the Edmond Historical Society & Museum and the Hope Center (utility…
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