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Special Events committee approves funding for six community events
Summary
The Ottawa Special Events Committee approved six funding requests on July 2, 2026, allocating up to $8,500 across local events including Ottawa Family Pride Fest, National Night Out and a local car show. Motions were passed with named movers and seconders; vote counts were not specified in the minutes.
The Ottawa Special Events Committee on July 2 approved funding motions for six upcoming community events, authorizing a total of up to $8,500 in allocations for this cycle.
According to the minutes, the committee approved up to $1,500 for Ottawa Family Pride Fest (the event requested $2,000) on a motion by Michael Dougherty, seconded by Jim Reilly. Candy Moore moved to approve up to $1,000 for the Kids Fishing Rodeo, seconded by Randy Paquette. Randy Paquette moved to approve up to $1,500 for the Gospel Concert, seconded by Candy Moore. Ron Lambert moved to approve up to $2,500 for National Night Out, seconded by Rich Crum. Jim Reilly moved to approve up to $1,000 for Scott Schillings Carshow, seconded by Candy Moore. A motion to approve up to $1,000 for "Onyx Mixed 7 Mingled" was moved by Randy Paquette and seconded by Jim Reilly. Each motion is recorded as "Passed" in the minutes; the transcript does not list numerical roll-call tallies.
The approvals were recorded under the meeting’s Funding Requests section and are reflected in the committee’s actions for this meeting. No discussion detail beyond the listed motions and outcomes appears in the minutes.
