Finance Committee adopts new grant scoring rubric

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What happened

The Finance Committee approved a revised scoring rubric by voice vote for CDBG applications, folding community-needs bonus points into one nine-point criterion and cutting discretionary points to two. Members began reviewing applications, limited each to about 20 minutes, and asked staff to seek clarifications from several applicants on budget and participant-count discrepancies. The review continues at the next meeting, when members plan to prepare the remaining service applications through application 21.

Key decisions

• 📜 Committee adopts revised CDBG nonprofit scoring rubric. Members adopted a single combined score sheet for service and facility applications, replacing an earlier version. Staff said a totals error in the fillable PDF was fixed and a corrected copy will be sent to members. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details
• 💰 Committee reviews CDBG applications, seeks applicant clarifications. Members questioned budget and participant-count figures for several applicants and asked staff to seek clarifications. The review continues at the next meeting. (Next: March 11, 6 p.m.). Read case details

Next dates

• March 11: Committee continues virtual review of service applications through 21

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