City to outsource social services grant funding program

Topeka’s city government will outsource the program through which it provides grant funding to social service agencies.

The mayor and city council voted 7-2 Tuesday evening to authorize city staff members to solicit proposals from anyone interested in operating the program through which the city provides that funding.

Mayor Michelle De La Isla and council members Sandra Clear, Mike Padilla, Brendan Jensen, Neil Dobler, Jeff Coen and Mike Lesser voted in favor of the move.

Council members Karen Hiller and Sylvia Ortiz voted against it, with Ortiz expressing support for the arrangement currently in place.

(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)