Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 110-5-1-.08 - Review of Grant Applications
Eligible applications will be reviewed by a grant review team to determine the merit of the application and whether such applicant will receive grant funds. In determining whether an applicant will receive a grant award, the grant review team will consider the following factors:
(1) Efficiency Assessment:
(a) The need for the potential consolidation
being assessed;
(b) The number and
type of services being assessed for potential consolidation;
(c) The types of local government units being
assessed for potential consolidation;
(d) The feasibility of the potential
consolidation being assessed; and
(e) Other factors submitted by the applicant
and deemed relevant by the Department.
(2) Consolidation Plan:
(a) The need for the planned
consolidation;
(b) Potential
cost-savings, increase in quality, or improvement in the equity of service
delivery that could be realized by consolidation as determined by the
efficiency assessment;
(c) The
number of people, as a percentage of population, affected by the planned
consolidation as determined by the efficiency assessment;
(d) The time frame anticipated for completing
the consolidation plan or other appropriate planning activities; and
(e) Other factors submitted by the applicant
and deemed relevant by the Department.
(3) Consolidation Implementation:
(a) The need for the consolidation to be
implemented;
(b) Potential
cost-savings, increase in quality, or improvement in the equity of service
delivery that could be realized by consolidation as determined by the
efficiency assessment;
(c) The
number of people, as a percentage of population, affected by the planned
consolidation as determined by the efficiency assessment;
(d) Whether implementation costs, as
determined by the consolidation plan, appear reasonable; and
(e) Other factors submitted by the applicant
and deemed relevant by the Department.
(4) Future Communities Commission:
(a) The relevance of the proposed use of
grant funds to the Commission's purpose of examining governmental, social and
economic issues confronting local governments, assessing the future
implications of continuing negative trends, determining changes needed in local
government structure to provide for quality of life and economic prosperity,
and developing specific proposals for ensuring economic prosperity;
and
(b) Other factors submitted by
the applicant and deemed relevant by the Department.
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