Projects- Free Write 4

I finally completed two big projects I have been working on since the beginning of September. The first one was Special Event Sponsorship Funding. Every year the City of Chandler gives out grant money to nonprofits around the valley to help them deffer some of the cost to host a special event. This year we had 14 nonprofits submit applications, and my job was to review all of them to make sure the information was correct and then enter them into a database. I then had to compile all of the information and send it out to the 6 board members who would decide which organization got what. I then organized the panel meeting and invited all of the groups to send a representative to speak on their behalf. After all the funds had been allocated I then had to re-enter that data and notify all of the organizations of how much money they would be receiving that year. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it took over a month and a half from start to finish!
The second project was a research project on the various fees that the Parks and Recreation Department and the Special Event department charges as well as the policies they had in place for certain programs. We wanted to compare what we were currently doing with what other city's were doing. This also took quite some time as I had to track down the information from 7 different cities, and any information that was not provided I had to them call the various departments within the city to hopefully find the answer. Finally after making several calls and sending several emails I was finished with all the information I needed to gather and presented it to the Recreation Manager. She will then take the information I collected and present it to the City Council to make a ruling on what policies, procedures, and fees we need to update for the coming year. It was a little daunting at first making sure I completed this project by it's deadline, and also that all the information was correct. It is really cool, though, to think that my hard work will actually be going into effect and into changing policy that will effect the City of Chandler residents. In a way I left my mark on their history!