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Board stresses staffing continuity for lead grants; recommends internal promotion
Summary
Board members reviewed lead‑related grant funding and warned that a vacant program‑management role could jeopardize administration; the Department recommended elevating a program specialist to program manager because of certification and experience.
Board members warned that a vacant key program‑management position could threaten the administration of lead‑related grant funding and urged staffing continuity to protect and fully administer available funds.
Director Valencia Maponya detailed that multiple grant components — federal and City funding streams — support lead and healthy‑homes work. She told the Board the Department had recommended "elevating the current program specialist into a program manager role because of her credentials, experience, and lead certification." Members stressed this move was necessary to maintain eligibility and effective grant administration.
Councilman Sammed Monk added that grant oversight would be monitored by the Business Administrator, Jean‑Guy Lauture, emphasizing the importance of clear departmental authority and grant tracking.
