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Commissioners push for simple reporting templates and clearer impact measures for CEP awards
Summary
Several commissioners urged requiring standardized final reports and budget categories to show outcomes and how Community Enhancement Program funds were spent; they recommended templates, public award lists, and evaluation measures to improve transparency.
Multiple commissioners told staff they want clearer, standardized post-award reporting to ensure CEP funds achieve intended impact. One commissioner argued that collecting standardized information on numbers served and categorical budgets would make it easier to show results to taxpayers and allow the subcommittee to identify organizations that consistently produce impact.
Vice Chair (speaker recorded as Commissioner) and other members suggested creating simple templates and budget categories that would require grantees to show programmatic outcomes rather than only narrative reports. "As a grant maker, I'm well aware of the importance of not only creating opportunities for the folks who are doing the work to also tell us about the impact of the work," one commissioner said, urging the subcommittee to pair publicity of awards with meaningful outcome reporting.
