Longmont board’s reported 91-point funding cutoff lacks public formula
The public record reports a 6-2 vote and a 3.25 average-score requirement but does not explain how either figure relates to the board’s eight-category rubric.
A Longmont advisory board reportedly voted 6-2 to use a 91-point cutoff for 2027 human-services funding, but the available public records do not explain how that figure is calculated.
The Housing and Human Service Advisory Board packet says the board selected Option 2 at its July 9 meeting. The option sets a funding cutoff score of 91 and requires an average score of 3.25 per question for an agency to be considered for funding. The packet reports that the motion passed 6-2.
The same packet describes eight evaluation categories scored on a 1-to-5 scale: alignment with Longmont priorities; community-needs assessment; evidence-based practices; service to the target population; program evaluation and improvement; outcomes and impacts; collaboration; and racial equity, diversity and inclusion.
The records do not say whether 91 is a weighted score, incorporates multiple questions within the eight categories, or uses another scoring or scaling system. If 3.25 were applied once to each category, the total would be 26 points. Conversely, 91 divided by 3.25 implies 28 scoring units. The records do not identify those units or explain any weighting.
The city’s 2027 application guide describes agency- and program-level questions but does not publish the calculation behind the cutoff.
The July 9 vote appears in minutes reproduced in the August packet. But the Aug. 13 agenda listed approval of those minutes as an action item, and the available materials do not show that approval occurred. No separate approved-minutes record or later confirmation was located. The vote is therefore documented as reported in the packet, not confirmed by an approved version of the minutes.
The funding competition is open to nonprofit, nongovernmental and governmental agencies serving Longmont residents. Eligible programs must primarily benefit low- and moderate-income residents and address housing stability; self-sufficiency and resilience; food and nutrition; health and well-being; education and skill building; or safety and justice.
The application cycle opened June 29 and closed Aug. 12. Requests under $10,000 were ineligible, and an agency could not request 30% or more of a program’s total budget. The board is expected to review applications and recommend awards to the Longmont City Council for final approval. The available records do not identify applicants, the total funding pool, requested amounts or a schedule for recommendations and council action.
A public explanation of the 91-point calculation and an approved version of the July 9 minutes would clarify the scoring system and confirm the vote through the board’s final record.