City Council · October 24, 2023 · Item 5.2
Community Grant Allocation Panel be dissolved and that the authority to award Community Grants be delegated to the Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services…
Main motion under the agenda item Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353
Carried (12 to 0)
12 in favour, 0 against — unanimous
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
That the Community Grant Allocation Panel be dissolved and that the authority to award Community Grants be delegated to the Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services, as outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report dated October 3, 2023. That the Community Grant equity-related policy changes outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report, dated October 3, 2023, be approved and added to the Community Grant Policy.
How the room voted
In favour (12)
- Allt
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Klassen
- O'Rourke
- Richardson
What council was given
The staff reports and correspondence attached to this item. The summaries are written automatically, so you can tell what a document is without opening a ninety-page PDF.
- Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353.pdf
Two changes to the City's Community Grant program for non-profits are put to Council: dissolve the volunteer allocation panel and hand grant decisions to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services, and adopt equity-related policy changes. Staff cite problems with debating applications in public, which affects applicants' and panel members' privacy, and barriers Indigenous groups face applying for funding. Grants can run up to three years.
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