Deputy City Manager Felder summarized how Suffolk allocated its ARPA funds — roughly $30 million — across nonprofit supports and infrastructure (water, sewer, stormwater, broadband), noting obligation and spending deadlines and listing specific nonprofit awards.

Officials reviewed the 2013 moratorium on nonprofit property tax-exemption applications and heard that exemptions now account for roughly $30.5 million in foregone revenue citywide for FY2025-26; council asked staff to research how many nonprofits own taxable property and consider ordinance updates before any change.