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Council debates placement and funding for Office of Youth Safety as wish-list additions continue
Summary
Members discussed a $250,000 wish-list item intended to increase funding for the Office of Youth Safety; councilors debated existing mayoral allocations, the office's staffing needs and how new funds should coordinate with related prevention roles.
Council members reviewed a $250,000 wish-list item intended to augment funding for the Office of Youth Safety and examined where existing mayoral allocations and prior council appropriations leave the office.
Council member Coopman said the city's goal was a $1 million funding level for youth-safety efforts: "My understanding was... there's an original request for a million dollars... this $250 would take it up to that million dollar level." Budget staff confirmed there is $750,000 in the mayor's office and $250,000 in parks in the current materials, producing a $1 million total if all elements are combined.
Several council members said they want the newly hired director to be in place and to coordinate prevention work across departments before adding more prescriptive funding. Others said the office will need staff and resources to stitch together community safety, youth programming and violence prevention. The committee did not vote on the item and asked staff to obtain more detail on the office's staffing plan and how any additional funds would be used.
