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Committee seeks legal guidance on whether grant funds can follow applicants who relocate out of state
Summary
Members raised whether past applicants who relocate can take awarded funds out of state; staff said they are checking with the county attorney and will not provide formal guidance until legal review is complete. A court case and many pending bills were noted as complicating factors.
Committee members raised a question about whether awarded restaurant tax grant funds can be retained by an applicant that relocates out of state. A staff member said she did not believe such funds could be moved with the applicant and that she was confirming the point with the county attorney.
"They want to move it out, but I don't believe they can take the funds with them out of state," the staff member said, and added the committee would await the attorney's guidance. Chair Alyssa Marsh emphasized the committee's role is limited: "We really don't have an answer as to what they're supposed to do other than encouraging those nonprofits...to contact their local representatives," she said, noting the legal team would clarify what the committee may officially recommend.
Why it matters: The question affects whether organizations that leave the county (or state) would remain eligible to receive grant disbursements and whether funds should be awarded to organizations expected to remain local. The committee committed to circulating legal guidance before communicating with applicants or the public.
