ADOPTED - APRIL 28, 2009
Agenda Item No. 24
Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION APPROVING CRITERIA FOR RANKING 2010 APPLICATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY AGENCY FUNDING
RESOLUTION #09-125
WHEREAS, since 1978, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has provided financial support to various non-profit community organizations that provide a broad range of services for the purpose of advancing the County’s adopted long-range objectives; and
WHEREAS, over the years the community agency process has grown to over 30 applicants requesting funding, with a total request of over $250,000; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners desires to make the process of awarding community agency funding more efficient and effective; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners desires to continue the Community Agency application process as identified in the following area of priority emphasis from Resolution #08-116:
“The Ingham County Controller/Administrator will score and rank Community Agency applications based on a set of criteria approved by the Board of Commissioners and make a recommendation on specific funding levels for each applicant to the Human Services Committee.”
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes 2010 applications for community agency funding to be evaluated based on the attached ranking criteria.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Controller/Administrator is authorized to evaluate, rank, and determine funding levels for each applicant as a recommendation for approval by the Human Services Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, no agency shall receive more than 10% of the total available funding for community agencies in FY 2010.
HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Tennis, Davis, McGrain, Schor, Dougan, Vickers
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/20/09
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/22/09
2010 Community Agency Ranking Criteria
These criteria are ranked in the order in which they will be used to judge each proposal-
#1 is most important, #6 is least.
a. What other agencies and organizations are participating in the proposed project?
a. This will be a factor from FY 2010 forward. 2009 was a transition year for this criterion, as agencies were put on notice for 2010.