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Monterey pauses community event grants for next year as council seeks new funding policy
Summary
Facing a multiyear budget shortfall and staff shortages, Monterey city council voted to pause its special‑event grant program for the 2026‑27 budget year and delay the application process while staff develops a fiscally sustainable approval and funding policy.
Monterey — The City Council voted March 3 to pause the Special Event Support Program for the upcoming budget year, a move intended to ease a projected gap in the city’s general fund and free staff capacity amid a vacancy in the position that runs the program. Council members said the pause gives staff time to develop a policy that could set clearer priorities and reduce ongoing staffing and financial burdens.
Parks and Recreation management analyst Shannon Leon told the…
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