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Washington County
OFFICE OF GRANT MANAGEMENT
DIVISION OF BUDGET &FINANCE
Washington County Office of Grant Management
100 West Washington Street, Conference Room 2001
Hagerstown, MD 21740
240-313-2040
Community Organization Funding Committee (COFC)
Meeting Minutes
February 4, 2021
Members present via conference call/zoom: Alan Mullendore, Jadah Swartz, Lee Downey,
Brenna Ranieli and Mary Towe
Staff present via conference call/zoom: Susan Buchanan, Stephanie Lapole and Julie Mackereth
I. Opening - Welcome
• Susan called the meeting to order at 8:33 p.m. She welcomed everyone.
II. Approval of Minutes
• A motion was made by Lee Downey; seconded by Jadah Swartz to approve
December 10, 2020 minutes as written: motion approved
III. Citizen Participation
• No citizens participating on call.
IV. Receipt of Communications
• No new communications received.
V. Report of Chairperson
• Susan informed — she sent an email to all applicants to report on any special
COVID19 funding they received. She reported most applicants were able to
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receive some type of COVID funding over the past year. She shared that
information in an email sent to committee members.
VI. Old Business
• None
VII. New Business
• Review of the Committee Scoring Results — Susan reviewed the score sheets that
were provided in each packet. Each organization request was ranked based on
the average application score within the respective service priority areas with
the highest-ranking request being considered first, then descending. Discovering
an error Susan corrected the score sheet and emailed each committee member.
• Fiscal Year 2022, Committee Recommendations - Susan reminded — the scoring
process would be the same as previous year. She would keep track of the
allocations for each category, Stephanie read each summary. She reminded the
committee that they can move up to 20% from other categories if needed.
Susan shared, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) reviewed and decided
under this funding, Capital Expense would not be eligible.
Recused from allocation discussion:
Alan Mullendore — Fort Ritchie Community Center
Boys & Girls Club of Washington County
Brenna Ranieli - Brook Lane Health Services, Inc.
Alan Mullendore motioned; seconded by Lee Downey to submit FY2022 allocation
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for approval: motion
approved
VIII. Committee Member Comments
• Members thanked staff and expressed it was a good team effort and good
experience.
IX. Adjournment
Alan Mullendore motioned; seconded by Brenna Ranieli; to adjourn the meeting;
motion approved @ 11:50 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Mackereth
Senior Office Associate
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Approved By: Date:
Susan Buchanan
Chairperson