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Commission considers policy requiring commission sign-off on grants with local matches; debate centers on $25k vs $10k threshold
Summary
Commissioner Tim Reed asked for a policy requiring commission approval of grant applications that obligate town matching funds; commissioners debated a $25,000 staff-proposed threshold and expressed preference for a lower $10,000 cutoff and for the town manager/finance to lead grant work rather than department heads.
Commissioner Tim Reed introduced a proposed policy change in which the town commission would approve grant applications that require the town to provide matching funds. Reed said the goal is to avoid staff or departments committing the town to matches without prior commission review.
"I was recommending that we had some language... requiring that a grant required matching funds from the town, that the town commission would be approving the application before the application was submitted," Reed said, describing the intent to ensure the commission…
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