While a draft policy for Council Priority Funding is being reviewed in legislation and legal at this time, there has been discussion on Council about Priority Funding every year since I have been on Council.
Traditionally, the process has been very 'loose' with not even paperwork required. Only one Councillor Priority Fund Request has been denied in my time on Council. The last Council did require that a written request from the applicant be attached to the Councillor Request in Council.
I have been concerned with Priority Funds in respect to accountability. In my first year on Council, I asked residents to put together a framework that could be used to provide recommendations for me in allocating this pot of taxpayers money in a responsible way. The result was the Ward 2 Building Strong Communities Committee that meets several times a year to review and evaluate applications. Guidelines were created and approved by that group.
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