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REVISED GRANTS ADMINISTRATION
POLICY
Financial Performance and Budget Committee
July 8, 2022
Office of the City Manager
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2 BACKGROUND
1. Part of the City’s general administrative policies issued by the Office of the City Manager - 117 current policies
2. Grants Administration Policy 1.006.00 (“Policy”) offers guidelines to City staff for applying for external funding opportunities; covering application approvals, budget
and finance requests, receipt of funding, administration, and reporting
3. Policy was last updated in 2018
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3 DISCUSSION
Updated Policy:
– Allow Department heads to approve grant applications up to $50,000
– $50,000 and $1 million applications submitted with City Manager’s Office consent
– All grant applications above $1 million will seek City Council pre- approval
– Imposes an indirect/overhead cost rate on grants over $50,000. – Discusses entitlement grants
– Sets new policies for online grant site access
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4 Strategic Priority 5 – High Performing Government
Strategic Priority 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility, and Connectivity Goal 5.4: Achieving and maintaining financial health by maximizing grant opportunities Goal 6.3: Accesses new funding opportunities that develop and maintain infrastructure and programs
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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5 That the Financial Performance and Budget Committee
receive and file a report on the City’s revised Grant
Administration Policy 1.006.00.
RECOMMENDATION
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