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with supplies and a desk with an all in one printer to help the community and promote the cause. A community baby shower, diaper drive, and feminine product drive will also be held. Sanford Area Growth Alliance Jimmy Randolph, CEO of the Sanford Area Growth Alliance, recently spoke with the Board at the All Boards Meeting and the Retreat covering metrics and recent accomplishments. Rent at the Buggy Factory is tied to the Consumer Price Index at about 7.8%. SAGA is looking at price increases in operations and staffing. They are engaged in a full array of marketing activities, which are also included in the budget. They are requesting a one-time allocation to revamp their website in the amount of$42,500 from both the City of Sanford and the County. The total revamp for the website is $85,000. Development Counselors International specialize in creating a website targeting the economic development community and site selectors in particular. Commissioner Knecht suggested that as a part of an incentive package, a company should receive a condition to agree to participate on the SAGA Board for a period of time so there is an added return in investment. Commissioner Reives suggested making sure finance people are bonded for all non-profit organizations receiving a grant. Lee County Budget Request Letter 2022.pdf 2022-2023 PROPOSED Budget.03.24.22 Final.pdf OTHER BUSINESS Non-Profit Policy Discussion County Manager John Crumpton provided an overview of proposed changes to the policy. The major change was to funding limits to get the Board to talk about how much the County should be spending on non-profits and to add guidelines. All organizations have met the minimum guidelines and while they are meeting the guidelines for their purpose, they are asking for the funding for a different purpose. A minimum number of $2,000 for each grant and a maximum of$10,000 and a total maximum cap of$100,000 was suggested for the policy. The money allocated for the homeless shelter would not be included under this policy and neither would the allocation for the services provided by SAGA. At the end of the policy is a review process for commissioners so the commissioners can review applications as soon as they are all received to get the process started. Commissioner Carver provided a spreadsheet with some recommendations based on how each organization passes the Strategic Plan test. Commissioner Reives asked for the Department of Social Services Director to review the spreadsheet provided by Commissioner Carver and provide feedback. Nonprofit funding policy adopted 5.6.19.doc Nonprofit funding policy Staff Revisions 5-9- 22.pdf Motion: Motion to require any recipient of County money to have a bonded person to be included as a part of the Non-Profit Funding Policy. Mover: Robert Reives For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Motion Result: Passed 7