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City Budget Office Recommends Using ARPA Funds for Police and Fire Overtime and to Extend Tutoring Program
Summary
Budget staff recommended using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as revenue replacement in FY26, citing allocations for public safety overtime and literacy/mathematics tutoring and noting the projects are existing ARPA-eligible uses.
City budget staff told the Finance Committee that the administration recommends using a portion of ARPA funds included in the FY25 budget as revenue replacement in FY26.
A presenter said the office recommends drawing roughly $3.9 million from ARPA amounts currently in the budget and outlined intended allocations, including police overtime, fire overtime and funds to continue a literacy and math tutoring program. Budget staff said those allocations are allowable under ARPA because the projects already existed and have ARPA precedence.
The staff presentation identified specific figures: $2.4 million for police overtime, $400,000 for fire overtime and $1.5 million to extend the tutoring program, which staff said previously had received $3.0 million for two years and had roughly $400,000 remaining. The presenter said the tutoring program was due to expire in August 2025 and that the additional funding would allow for an extension.
Ron, a consultant who participated by phone, confirmed the office had consulted ARPA rule guidance before making the recommendation. Committee members asked follow-up questions about how the tutoring program compares with earlier Saturday academies; staff said they would follow up with comparative information. No formal committee action was recorded during the presentation; staff said the recommendation would be incorporated into the budget package for Thursday's deliberations.
