To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Headwaters Fund Grant Manuals Revisions
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve revision to Headwaters Fund Board Manual;
2. Approve revisions to the Headwaters Fund (HWF) Grant Program Manuals; and
3. Approve an increased threshold for Headwaters Fund Board Mini-Grant Amounts.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Headwaters Funds (Fund 3846-Community Investment Fund (CIF) and Fund 3848-Grant Fund)
DISCUSSION:
The Headwaters Fund Board (HWFB) met at a Special Meeting of their board on August 12, 2019 as per the HWF Charter to review the HWF manuals.
Based upon the review, the HWFB is recommending the County Administrative Officer (CAO) have the option to delegate her/his position on the HWF Sub-Committee (per Section 5.b) of the HWFB Manual, see attachment 5, to a designee. The Sub-Committee is comprised of two of your Board members, the Treasurer Tax Collector and the County Administrative Officer. The sub-committee interviews and makes recommendations to your Board for filling vacancies on the HWFB.
Per Headwaters Fund (HWF) Charter Section 5.c, the HWFB has reviewed the guidelines for the HWF CIF and Grant Fund (including competitive and mini-grant guidelines) with the primary goals of clarifying which types of non-profit organizations are eligible for funding and to simplify the grant categories. County Counsel participated in the review and commented on the proposed changes. All changes are reflected in the attached documents. Each manual is attached in a red-lined and a clean version reflecting the recommended changes.
Note: lobbying organizations are categorically excluded, including but not limited to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) approved Section-527 organizations. All HWF grantees are restricted from using Headwaters funds for lobbying activities.
The main recommended changes are:
1) To allow...
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