Commission approves AWAY violence‑against‑women grant to Women’s Resource Center; commissioner admonishes late submission
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The commission approved an AWAY MOU (violence‑against‑women grant) for the Women’s Resource Center and warned the agency to avoid late submissions that force special meetings in future years.
The Fayette County Commission approved an AWAY memorandum of understanding (grant) to support the Women’s Resource Center’s services for victims of domestic violence. Allison, a county commissioner, said the center submitted its paperwork late and cautioned that the county would not habitually convene special meetings to accommodate late annual grant materials.
Allison said, “they’re lucky that we had other things to meet on because they were late getting this in. And we’re not gonna be in the habit of holding special meetings because of an annual grant that should be, you know, better planning on behalf of those who need the money.” The commission then moved, seconded and approved the AWAY grant by voice vote.
The transcript records a staff note that the grant MOU will be signed later in the afternoon. Commissioners did not detail the grant amount or line-item funding during this special session; those figures were not included in the meeting record.