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Finance committee approves $137,416 reallocation for public-works grant management; NMGA role discussed
Summary
The Santa Fe Finance Committee voted Jan. 26 to reappropriate $137,416 to Public Works professional contracts for capital management. Members and staff discussed using the New Mexico Grant Association for backlog relief, training and the possibility of bringing grant management back in-house.
The Santa Fe Finance Committee voted unanimously Jan. 26 to reappropriate $137,416 of unspent FY25 one-time general fund balance to FY26 Public Works administration professional contracts to support the city’s capital-management program.
The item—introduced as a budget-amendment resolution—was presented to the committee along with Sam Burnett, identified by staff as interim public works director, who described why the city contracted with the New Mexico Grant Association (NMGA). Burnett said NMGA was engaged because a buildup of projects and grant activity created a bandwidth problem for staff and ‘‘they’re working with us really one, to identify what our current…
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