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Lakewood discussion revises 2027 human services application, debates business-license proof and interview scoring
Summary
Members spent the meeting editing question wording, aligning the rating tool with the application, and debating whether to require business licenses or 501(c)(3) letters upfront; they agreed on staff follow-up, a two-question interview framework, and rescoring individual questions after interviews.
At a March meeting in Lakewood, committee members and staff reviewed proposed revisions to the 2027 human services application and the associated rating tool, proposing wording and process changes intended to improve readability and equity for applicants.
Committee members recommended matching category labels between the application and the rating tool so that the same terms appear in both places. One member suggested rewording question prompts to avoid compound questions and to bullet multi-part items for clarity; staff agreed to bullet questions such as the program summary and program-expansion items.
On documentation requirements, members debated whether applicants must include a…
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