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Commission to act as fiscal agent for Interfaith Community Shelter and EINNM; declines two other late requests
Summary
After reviewing four late capital outlay fiscal-agency applications, commissioners voted to act as fiscal agent for Interfaith Community Shelter Group and EINNM but not for Girls Incorporated and the Human Rights Alliance, citing legal and implementation constraints for the latter two.
County staff summarized four late fiscal-agency applications received after the ICIP deadline: Interfaith Community Shelter (ICS), EINNM, Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe, and the Human Rights Alliance. Staff advised that two applications (Girls Inc., HRA) likely cannot be implemented under state anti-donation rules or because capital outlay cannot typically be used to improve leased space. ICS and EINNM were identified as plausibly implementable under the Affordable Housing Act but required further legal and financial review.
Commissioners discussed the trade-offs of waiving the county’s August 1 deadline (set to align with ICIP submissions), the need for staff due diligence, and the narrow legislative window for late requests. Representative Luhan explained that while the state has tightened capital-outlay deadlines, brief windows sometimes remain open and a fiscal agent is often required. After debate, Commissioner Hughes moved that Santa Fe County act as fiscal agent for Interfaith Community Shelter Group and EINNM; the motion was seconded and passed by roll call.
