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Budget committee hears a patchwork of council amendment proposals focused on housing, nonprofits and capital needs
Summary
Council members presented individual budget amendments that prioritize housing, neighborhood infrastructure, nonprofit leverage support, workforce development and capital projects; the chair urged aggregation into a single package to vote before June 30.
The Budget and Finance Committee heard a series of councilmember budget amendments and public comments that together outline competing priorities the full council must reconcile before the June 30 budget deadline.
Committee leadership said the nine council members will present and then attempt to aggregate their adjustment proposals into a single package. The chair summarized the timeline: the goal is to present a consolidated budget by mid-June, discuss it in finance and, if ready, vote on the 18th; regardless, the council must adopt a final budget by June 30.
Council member Tamika Walsh presented a wide set of proposed reallocations and identified roughly $7.9 million in sources, plus additional funds, to finance items including a $2 million lateral police class, a proposed increase to the city’s quick-strike acquisition fund, sidewalk repairs for city-owned…
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