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Commissioner Russell pushes audit requirement for nonprofit grants; colleagues press for threshold to protect small providers
Summary
Knox County commissioners debated language to update the countys grant ordinance, including whether to require external audits for grantees and at what dollar threshold; staff said the draft largely codifies current practice and commissioners agreed to draft potential $50,000 trigger language for further consideration.
Commissioner Russell presented proposed revisions to a county ordinance governing nonprofit contracts and grants that would increase transparency and require audits for certain grantees; staff said the language generally codifies current practices, and commissioners debated a dollar threshold to avoid imposing undue costs on small organizations.
Russell told the commission the existing ordinance language is out of date, sometimes refers to "county executive" rather than "county mayor" and does not accurately reflect current workflows. She said the aim of the proposed changes is more transparency and accountability, and she originally favored requiring audits as part of the grant process. "My main goal is to make sure that if we're giving someone money that it's spent the way it's supposed to…
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