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Talbot County approves an Office of Community Partnerships to coordinate nonprofit services
Summary
An administrative resolution to create an Office of Community Partnerships — shifting one existing staff position, adding a project manager, and assigning four program areas (local management board oversight, cannabis fund administration, nonprofit funding coordination, and support for the community action agency) — passed on a roll call with one abstention noted.
The Talbot County Council approved an administrative resolution to establish an Office of Community Partnerships to coordinate nonprofit services, help align county grant funding and priorities, and reduce duplication among local service providers. County Manager Stamp presented the proposal and asked Nancy Andrew, Andy Hollis and Linda Webb to explain local needs and how coordination could improve service delivery.
Stamp described the plan as a light-touch approach that would shift one existing position (currently with the Talbot Family Network) into a county role and add a project manager to implement grants and coordinate nonprofits. He outlined four program areas: (1) continue oversight of the local management board (Talbot Family Network) to carry out state-directed mandates, (2) administer the county’s cannabis fund grants through the office, (3) develop a process for evaluating and distributing county funding to nonprofits, and (4) support the Neighborhood Service Center (the community action agency) as it expands.
Andy Hollis, executive director of the Neighborhood Service Center, said coordination is critical as nonprofit requests increase and funding from state and federal sources tightens. Linda Webb, director of the Department of Social Services, emphasized that recent federal policy changes could increase demand for local services and that coordination helps target limited resources more effectively.
Councilmember Stepp moved and a colleague seconded approval of the administrative resolution. The roll call recorded Lesher, Stepp, Milke and Callahan voting Aye; Miss Haight/Heath recorded an abstention. The Chair announced the motion carried. Staff said they would provide further implementation details to the council and that the structure is intended as a minimal county investment to improve nonprofit coordination rather than to create large new bureaucracy.
What happens next: staff will move to implement the reorganization steps described, formalize the job description for the added project manager, and provide follow-up reports to the council on operations and grant administration.
