REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: March 27, 2019 Report No. FIN-19-004
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Ian Irvine, Director of Financial Services
SUBJECT:
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Local Grant Policy Review
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What areas of improvement does the Committee wish to see in an amended Local Grant Policy?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the COTW receive Staff Report No. FIN-19-004 for information, provide any additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to prepare a report for Council's consideration.
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BACKGROUND:
During recent deliberations, the Local Grant Committee expressed an interest in exploring ways to improve the local grant process and Council Policy ADMIN-32 Local Grants as part of their recommendations. These recommendations were approved by Council at its March 4, 2019 meeting.
The Local Grant Policy was amended during February 2016 to create criteria for established events and implement a different funding mechanism. With these changes in place, staff and the Committee recognized the need for additional policy revisions to further improve the process. Later that year, changes were made to the timing of the grant process, a calculation was added to increase the annual budget amount and a clause was added to prevent multiple applications being made during the same fiscal year.
Also discussed by the Local Grant Committee is the funding allocation for Esquimalt High School and L'ecole Victor Brodeur. While the funds are approved as part of the local grant process and are allocated from the local grant account, the amounts are outlined within two separate Council Policies. These Policies are attached to this report for your information.
ISSUES:
Based on Committee deliberations and subsequent comments received, a number of areas could be explored with the intention of improving the process and Council Policy ADMIN-32 Local Grants. These include, but are not limited to, the ...
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