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Parlier tables Prop 64 contract amid concerns about prior grant reimbursements and approves new website contract
Summary
Councilers paused a Prop 64 youth‑program contract after members and residents raised questions about past grant reimbursements (CalVIP) and whether outside vendors are delivering services; the council also approved a CivicPlus website and clerk service contract using city funds and directed staff to identify funding sources.
At the Nov. 16 meeting, the Parlier City Council deferred action on a proposed Prop 64‑funded contract with an outside provider for youth programming and approved a separate website/records contract, after a lengthy discussion about grant management and municipal finances.
Several residents and councilmembers expressed skepticism about outsourcing nearly $530,000 (figures were discussed across the hearing) worth of youth services to an outside non‑profit (California Health Collaborative). Speakers recommended keeping…
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