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Franklin staff present $732,000 outside-agency budget; library and small nonprofits seek increases
Summary
City staff told the Budget & Finance Committee the FY27 outside-agency base budget would rise from $722,095 to $732,033; the library requested $104,400 to cover materials and inflation, Doorstep Project and CherBuilt also requested appropriations, and staff outlined a $114,000 program-enhancement pool for the coming year.
City budget staff presented the appropriations-to-outside-agencies review to the Budget & Finance Committee on April 13, repeating staffs packet guidance and a scorecard used to evaluate grant and operating requests.
Michael Walters, the city's chief budget and performance officer, and Norma Rockne (budget analyst) said the FY26 base appropriation for outside agencies was $722,095 and the FY27 proposed base is $732,033 (a $9,938 or 2.6% increase). They described a separate program-enhancement bucket that had about $114,340 in total requests covering government agencies, civic organizations and new applicants.
Notable requests presented included a library appeal and several nonprofit requests. A…
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