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Council adds multiple budget items to executive session, including $2M participatory budgeting and pilot program allocations
Summary
Council unanimously added several items to the closing executive session and approved funding motions by unanimous consent or "hearing no objections," including a $2 million participatory budgeting pilot, a $250,000 anti-poverty pilot tied to HOPE data and multiple departmental adjustments requested during the OCFO hearing.
During the OCFO budget hearing, council members moved and the body approved by unanimous consent a series of executive-session additions and targeted funding motions. Members used the closing-resolution process to preserve flexibility for final budget negotiations.
Key actions recorded on the hearing record (motions added to the executive-session agenda or approved by unanimous consent):
- Land-value tax (split-rate) was added to the closing executive-session agenda for study and possible resolution drafting after a motion by Council member Colmi Young and no sustained objections.
- Participatory…
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