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Deputy council president tells Issaquah Equity Board nonprofits face higher demand and shrinking funds
Summary
At the May 7 Equity Board meeting, the deputy council president thanked board members for their work on the equity calendar and warned that local human services nonprofits described higher demand, lost grants and delayed reimbursements during a recent convening with the mayor.
The deputy council president addressed the Issaquah Equity Board on May 7, thanking current and new members for their service and highlighting the board's work on the city's equity calendar.
"We so appreciate you being willing to step up and be involved in your community," the deputy council president said, and praised the board's role in making the equity calendar a recurring city tool. She told members the mayor and she had convened 17 local human-services nonprofits earlier that day and heard consistent reports of financial strain. "People are losing grants. They're not being reimbursed for expenses that they've already done. They're seeing a much higher demand and lower resources," she said.
The official said the council and mayor view the equity board as an instrumental advisor as the city considers difficult budget and program decisions in the year ahead. She asked members to continue applying an equity lens to city policies and to be prepared for human-services decisions the city will face.
The remarks were a public-comment-style address to the board; no formal policy action followed during the meeting.
