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Rowlett council backs amended MOU to let Salvation Army manage city utility assistance with relaxed limits
Summary
City staff asked the council to revise how a $31,000 city utility assistance fund is administered; after discussion the council signaled consensus to amend the existing MOU to let the Salvation Army administer the program with relaxed caps (proposed $400 twice a year) and staff will return with MOU language and monitoring details.
City staff recommended the Rowlett City Council amend a memorandum of understanding so the Salvation Army can administer the city's locally funded utility assistance program with fewer federal CDBG restrictions, and the council signaled consensus to proceed.
Christophe Farmer, the utility billing staff member who presented the item, told the council the city has been allocating $31,000 for utility assistance in a project account that rolls forward year to year. He said the Salvation Army has been following Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligibility rules that include a caps and a 12‑month…
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