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Council members press for clarity on task-force governance, homemakers program and fiscal-sponsor fees
Summary
Several council members sought clarity about whether the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force is a separate fund (staff said it is not), asked for bylaws and appointment rules, discussed using task-force resources alongside the homemakers blight program, and urged caps on fiscal-sponsor fees and better feedback rubrics for applicants.
Council members used the workshop—s discussion time to press for governance and transparency clarifications.
Several councilmembers said constituents believed the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force represented a distinct pool of money that could be used outside of its current grant cycle. Councilman Parker asked whether the task force was a fund; Director Middlebrooks and other staff corrected that "there's not a fund set up for the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force," and explained task-force grants come from a line item in…
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