"The decision issued at around midnight Wednesday came shortly after administrative law judge Andrea McGary, who was presiding over a case to decide if Collective Impact could receive city contracts, requested "critical" information regarding the case. But McGary then made her decision three hours later, before receiving that information and days prior to the deadline she had set for the city and Collective Impact to send it."
"The questionable spending was just one of many issues that emerged in a broad scandal regarding the administration of the city's Dreamkeeper Initiative, a three year long program aimed at allocating $60 million to the city's African American community. The initiative was under the aegis of Davis at the Human Rights Commission but has since unraveled: Subsequent audits have revealed at least $4.6 million was misallocated or misspent. Collective Impact paid for many expenses deemed a misappropriation of funds, including Davis'"
City officials restored Collective Impact's ability to receive public dollars after four hearings over two months and a midnight decision. Administrative law judge Andrea McGary requested critical information but issued her ruling three hours later, before receiving that information and before the deadline she had set. Director James Spingola faces a probe over ties to former Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis; Collective Impact paid for some of Davis' questionable expenses. Spingola lived with Davis while receiving up to $1.5 million in grants from 2021 to 2022, a relationship not disclosed to the city. Spingola announced he is stepping down, citing mental health.
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