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    RE: Grant Review Form

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    Attached are the forms we have departments fill out (one at application and one at award) and the outline of our process. ------------------------------ Jodi Yenchar Finance Director City of Wyoming Wyoming MI ------------------------------

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    This program is so valuable! As a mentee, you can put what it is that you are looking for assistance in. As a mentor, you can put the fields that you feel are your areas of expertise. Also, you can pick the Affinity Group(s) you are in as another marker ...

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    Grant Policy

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    Good morning, Does anyone formally request City Council support prior to applying for a grant or have an established policy in place? I would like to implement a policy that requires Council approval for grants above a certain threshold. Thank you ...

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    We require benefits-eligible employees to be on one of our health plans for one year before they are eligible for opt-out (it used to be two years and we recently dropped the time). We use a flat rate system - so if you were on an individual plan you ...

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    Thanks, Leslie. Our Utility Billing Office issues delinquency and shut-off notices on active accounts. We are working with a collection attorney to clean up a backlog of old, inactive accounts. ------------------------------ Michael Testa Assistant ...

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