<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">There should be objector support too. Going to be expensive to atop things, let alone monitor. I think an independent monitoring system would br helpful, otherwise how does one track what is going on?<div>Stephanie Perrin <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 13, 2023, at 10:22, Tomslin Samme-Nlar <mesumbeslin@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>As you might know, the council has been discussing internally and with the board on how best to address the 38 pending SubPro recommendations that the board hasn't yet adopted. On Sunday, the council got information from the board that
Recommendation 17.2 related to Applicant support will not be adopted as written and the council is considering addressing this with a supplemental recommendation.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This is the current text of Recommendation 17.2: <br></div><div><i><b>The Working Group recommends expanding the scope of financial support provided to Applicant Support Program beneficiaries beyond the application fee to also cover costs such as application writing fees and attorney fees related to the application process will not be adopted</b></i> <br></div><div><br></div><div>and the concern the board has is the following:</div><div>"<b><i>The Board remains concerned, as previously voiced as part of its comment on the Draft Final Report, over the open-ended nature of these fees as affirmative payments of costs beyond application fees could raise fiduciary concerns for the Board</i></b>."</div><div><br></div><div>This is a very important topic to NCSG and I have heard from some members that our councillors should continue pushing for the board to consider adopting this recommendation, which we plan to do. At the same time however, in case the board moves forward with non-adoption of this recommendation, <b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">I would like to know from you all if you have any ideas on what a supplementary recommendation on Applicant Support might look like?</span></b><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">@LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/</a><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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