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Councilors press chamber for explanation after unexpected $150,000 funding request
Summary
Councilors said the chamber’s $150,000 annual funding request arrived without notice and that the chamber has not shared audit or RFP details with its members; councilors directed staff to send the chamber a letter and circulate the audit to members before revisiting funding.
Unidentified Speaker (S2) told the council that a chamber partnership proposal "came out of the blue" and had not been shared with chamber membership or the council. Councilors said they were surprised the document had been circulated and that members did not know it was an RFP.
Unidentified Speaker (S5) said the council is "not interested in ongoing funding of any organization outside of the city," noting a $150,000 annual request would draw from city resources devoted to core services. S5 added that many chamber…
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