Staff Report - Grants in Aid
Report from the Director of Finance regarding 2019 grant applications from community organizations.
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT
TO: Committee of the Whole
DATE: March 6, 2019
FROM: Dawn Christenson, Director of Finance
MEETING: March 12, 2019
GRANTS IN AID
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the Committee recommend approval of grants in aid in accordance with Policy 1600-012 (Grants in Aid).
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S COMMENTS:
I concur with the recommendation.
PURPOSE OF REPORT:
To consider applications for grants in aid in accordance with the Policy 1600-012 (Grants in Aid).
BACKGROUND DISCUSSION:
The Grants in Aid policy provides guidance for the approval of grants in aid, and suggests that an amount equal to 5% of View Royal’s share of the prior year’s funding received from Casino revenue be allocated to grants-in-aid. For 2019, this amount is $103,537. The policy also suggests that Council may approve up to 95% of the annual funding to applications received by the deadline date of March 1, and the balance allocated throughout the remainder of the year. For 2019, the amount to be allocated to applications received by the deadline is $98,360.
Schedule A provides a listing of applications received to date, segregated by whether the organization received a grant previously or is a new applicant. The total of all applications received is $337,073 which represents an oversubscription of $242,073. The listing includes two applications received after the deadline of March 1, 2019.
Schedule B provides a listing of organizations that received grants in the last two years but have not applied for a grant in 2019.
Schedule C describes the various criteria set out by the policy, and the staff assessment of each application based on these criteria.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
The 2019-2023 Financial Plan includes a total of $100,000 for grants in aid based on the Grants in Aid policy and estimated prior year Casino revenue. If Council wishes to allocate grants in excess of this amount a budget amendment is required that identifies the authorized amount and the source of funding.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the Committee recommend approval of grants in aid in accordance with Policy 1600-012 (Grants in Aid).
SUBMITTED BY: _______________________________________________
REVIEWED BY: _______________________________________________
K. Anema, Chief Administrative Officer
Attachments:
- Schedule A 2019 Grants in Aid applications summary
- Schedule B 2019 Grants in Aid summary-prior recipients with no current year request
- Schedule C Grants in Aid applications assessment
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