After some discussion and division, the Fishers City Council has decided not to continue with a plan eliminating the Nonprofit Committee.  The Council approved first and second readings of a measure to scuttle the panel and allow the mayor to include nonprofit financial support within the mayor’s budget proposal.

Council President John Weingardt tells LarryInFishers there will be no third reading full council vote on the proposal and the situation will remain unchanged.

For the past few budget cycles, a City Council committee would review the requests for support from local nonprofit groups, decide which groups will receive financial help from the city, then decide how much each of the chosen organizations would receive, based on money available in that year’s city budget.  That decision would then go to the full council for a vote.

Many council members complained that they were receiving aggressive pressure from some organizations wanting city funds.  When council members discussed the proposal, there was a split among the councilors.

When the council considers the 2024 budget later this year, the Nonprofit Committee will once again sort through the requests and make a recommendation to the full council for a vote.