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Council told CSAC IGA was pulled from first reading, leaving $550,000 in limbo; councilors debate next steps
Summary
Melissa Cook told council the CSAC intergovernmental agreement was pulled from first reading and did not advance, effectively leaving the Community Services Advisory Commission without authority while $550,000 remains budgeted. Councilors urged separating the IGA from allocation approvals and discussed timelines for reconsideration.
Melissa Cook, director of the Department of Housing and Citizen Services, reviewed the Community Services Advisory Commission (CSAC), the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Pueblo County, and proposed changes designed to improve oversight, add administrative support and prioritize certain applicants.
Cook outlined four priorities added to Exhibit A: prioritize first-time applicants; prioritize organizations that did not receive funding the prior year; prioritize programmatic (not operating) requests; and create a carve-out for reduced-rate child care providers. She described a proposed administrative shift that would move program…
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