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Committee reviews draft guidance for appropriations to outside agencies; seeks scorecard and multi-year comparison

6490338 · September 12, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented proposed criteria that would cap total appropriations to outside agencies at up to 1% of general fund revenue and impose limits on individual requests; the committee asked staff to provide a scorecard and prior-year comparisons and debated distinguishing service-delivery partners from other nonprofits.

The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed draft guidance for the city's appropriations to outside agencies and asked staff for additional analysis, including a scorecard and a two- to three-year comparison of applicants and awards.

Michael Walters Young, the city's Chief Budget and Performance Officer, and Norma Lockney described the purpose of the program: to fund nonprofit and other organizations that deliver services the municipal government does not. The draft criteria presented to the committee include guidance that total appropriations should not exceed 1% of…

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