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Kissimmee advisory board approves multiple community event grants and fee waivers
Summary
The Kissimmee Advisory Board approved fee waivers and grant awards for community events and nonprofit activities, including Holy Spirit Sanctuary, Healthy Start Coalition of Osceola County, Team Kareem, Hope Day and a Black History celebration; several awards were calculated as percentages of a stated city expense figure.
The Kissimmee Advisory Board on Monday approved several community grants and fee waivers for local events, awarding funds to Holy Spirit Sanctuary, the Healthy Start Coalition of Osceola County and a set of community celebrations after members reviewed scores, budgets and staffing recommendations.
Board Chair Hanan Khan opened new-business consideration of grants and led members through individual scoring and motions. For first-year applicants the board applied its percentage formula against a staff‑provided city expense figure of $940 for city services and event handling; staff said the percentage is applied to whichever is least — the requested amount or estimated city expense.
Holy Spirit Sanctuary (first-year applicant) received discussion about collaboration and scoring; a member noted the application listed no collaborators and assigned a lower collaboration score. The board moved to approve the award for the Holy Spirit Sanctuary Baptist School; the chair announced the award…
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