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Council approves four $5,000 community grants for local events and organizations
Summary
Plains City Council voted to award $5,000 grants to four local nonprofits — Steam Threshers, Plains City Area Ball Association, Rock the Clock, and Plains City Music & Arts Theater Society — and discussed revising next year’s grant rubric.
Plains City Council approved four community grant awards of $5,000 each following staff verification of nonprofit status and discussion about application criteria.
Village staff reported the budget allocated $20,000 for the program and confirmed four applications met eligibility. Council moved and seconded awards to Steam Threshers, Plains City Area Ball Association, Rock the Clock and Plains City Music & Arts Theater Society; roll-call confirmations in the transcript indicate the measures passed. Councilors discussed whether grants should be distributed as written checks rather than fee forgiveness, and staff said insurance advice supported writing checks for clarity.
Members also discussed tightening the grant rubric for future rounds to make award decisions less subjective, and Mayor Carney suggested staff return with revised criteria in next year’s budget process. No specific payment schedules or conditions beyond standard verification were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Council recorded motions and votes on the four grants during the meeting.
