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Youth services ask: restore coordinator post, extend CCE outreach funding and modest local increases
Summary
The Department of Youth Services asked the legislature to fund a one‑time FTE to replace a retiring deputy director and to continue a $30,000 Urban Outreach contract with Cornell Cooperative Extension; the Recreation Partnership budget increase was supported by county administration.
Kate Shanks Booth and Teresa Albert presented the youth services and recreation partnership budgets to the Expanded Budget Committee on Sept. 18, asking the legislature to restore a lost coordinator position and convert a one‑time Cooperative Extension enhancement into a permanent allocation. Why it matters: Youth services argued that the department’s current workload will increase when Deputy Director Teresa Albert retires (June 2026) and that restoring a Coordinator of Community Youth Services will distribute workload, preserve…
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