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Staff Report To: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council From: Bryce Shearen, City Administrator Date: December 17, 2025 Re: 2026 Agreement Renewal with Northeast Youth & Family Services Action To Be Considered: Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: • The 2026 Partnership Agreement with Northeast Youth & Family Services with a contribution amount of $25,808.40. Background: Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a non-profit social service agency whose mission is to meet the developmental needs of at-risk youth and families within their community, with emphasis on providing services through collaboration and coordination with existing community resources. The City of Little Canada has partnered with NYFS for many years by providing financial support through a formal agreement and annual contract. The City of Little Canada also has the opportunity to appoint a City Council, staff, or community member to serve on the Board of Directors as either a Board Member or Board Advisor. For the past year, Council Member Malone has been serving in this capacity as a Board Member. After several years of under three percent increases, the annual contract fees for NYFS were raised starting in 2020 to keep up with an increased demand for services and overall costs. The average percentage increase over the past five years has been 6.16%. Year Increase percentage 2020 6.8% 2021 9.0% 2022 11.5% 2023 8.5% 2024 4.9% 2025 3.5% 2026 2.4% NYFS Executive Director Angela Lewis-Dmello has submitted the Partnership Agreement for 2026, which includes no significant changes from previous years. The contribution increase for next year is 2.4% ($604.88) for a total contractual amount of $25,808.40. Source Of Funds: In 2025, the Council chose to pay 50% of this contribution from the 10% Charitable Gambling Fund (408) , and the other 50% will be paid from the General Fund.