The selected person and/or organization shall operate under and report to the LGBTQIA2S+ Commission and the Mayor of the City of Middletown. The following intended scope of services shall be relevant, generally defined as noted below: 1. Manage, coordinate, operate, and run the: Middletown Pride Scholarship Program, Middletown Pride Grants Program, Middletown Pride Community Events Program, and Middletown PrideFEST 2025. 2. Create and monitor a budget for all of Middletown Pride’s endeavors to ensure projects can continue, and coordinate the same with Middletown Pride’s Fiscal Sponsor. 3. Coordination with each of the 5 partners of Middletown Pride throughout the year and as needed, in meetings held both during normal business hours and outside of normal business hours. For reference, the City’s LGBTQIA2S+ Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at City Hall, 245 deKoven Drive, Middletown, CT. Meetings are held 1x per month during normal business hours with Wesleyan University and Middlesex Health. Meetings with the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce are held during normal business hours on a bi-weekly basis from September – December 31, and on a weekly basis from January 1 through PrideFEST. All of these meetings are mandatory