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Council members urge restoring youth employment funding after proposed cut from draft budget
Summary
Council members and staff debated removal of the youth employment/youth services line from the draft budget. Council members reported the line supported 42 youth positions last summer and asked finance staff to identify remaining funds from prior allocations before the committee finalizes allocations.
Council members pressed budget staff after the draft 2026 budget showed a reduction or removal of a youth employment/youth services line that had funded summer work and mentorship programs for local youth. Several council members described the previous summer’s program—hiring 42 youth for park and summer work—and urged restoration of at least a portion of the funding.
One council member told the committee the city had previously…
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