How is it non profits recieve more money from the city than the Parking Authority gets off of nonsense tickets?
An Allentown City Council committee on Wednesday recommended the full body approve the administration’s plan to divvy up $3.6 million in funding from three programs run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Nonprofits stand to get about two-fifths of that money — just under $1.5 million — while the city would keep slightly more to fund several of its own programs and cover administrative costs, according to the plan."
Why? Is the city going to see any return from these non profits? Doubtful. Why does council constantly give money to these non profits? Maybe we shouldnt go there. I hope someone can Tell me something great a non profit has done in Allentown that the city could not have done themselves if they kept the money.
For those that need a laugh.
"I think they're all worthy recipients" Said Mr. I have to get my photo on the morning call this week shoveling shit into a hole.
Worthy of what? Worthy of taking grant money and then not showing anything they did with it?
Does anyone know if this money has to go to nonprofits?
Do the non profits have a plan for how they will use the money unlike the 2 guys at council last week who got 300k of found city money with no plan?
"Administration costs account for $593,000 — almost a sixth of the total funding the city stands to receive." -Lehigh valley news.
This money should be used toward the roughly 1.5million the city needs to come up with to pay for the ARPA positions the mayor created. But it wont be. Follow this money to see where it goes and how it is used.
Wouldn't a forensic audit of the City Budget and grants it receives be amazing?
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Why give nonprofits money? Off the top of my head:
1). Non profits can skirt around many of the laws and regulations that would apply if the work were done directly by the city
2). Politicians can direct funds to non profits run by political supporters
3). It allows politicians who claim to support union workers to avoid having to actually hire more union workers if the work were done in-house by the city.
Is the city going to see any return from these nonprofits?
When was the last time anyone in City government required (or even asked) the non profits to present an actual plan with verifiable metrics to evaluate whatever they were proposing to do with taxpayer money? For instance, if the city is going to give out money to fight poverty, it would be nice if the nonprofit could tell us that what they are planning would result in a 1% decrease in the city’s poverty rate. Of course, that would also demand that City Hall find someone else next time if the metrics aren’t met.
You would think that if they’re taking our money, the non profits would at least have the decency to give us an occasional scorecard. Or better yet, our politicians would have the decency to require one.
But accountability is a rare thing in government, and nonprofits aren’t going to put themselves out of a job by actually SOLVING a problem.
As far as a forensic audit, I wouldn’t hold my breath. It’s all one big incestuous party down at City Hall. The finance director will present whatever numbers are necessary to support whatever the mayor wants, and the supposedly-independent controller is on board with whatever the administration is pushing. Any “audit” is going to have a pre-determined result and will certainly not make anyone look bad.
Such is the life under one-party rule. Only the names have changed since Ed Pawlowski went to prison, not the way City Hall operates
Non profits don't have to comply with right to knows.
Well said. So basically most non profits or atleast the ones the city participates with do not better the city. Got it.
Why?
Because the Executive Director of the Pool Trust is the most powerful person in Lehigh County.
These so called non-profits never are about solving a problem or they'd be out of business. Locally it is my expert observation that they help incubate and make the problem exasperated by bringing in it's chosen cure?
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