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DeKalb city manager proposes $75,000 midyear boost for human services; agencies to apply
Summary
City Manager Bill Nicholas proposed a supplemental allocation raising the city’s 2025 human-services budget from $225,000 to $300,000 and asked council to direct staff to return with a budget amendment and a short application window focused on housing, food and care for elderly and disabled residents.
City Manager Bill Nicholas asked the DeKalb City Council on May 27 to consider a $75,000 supplemental human-services allocation that would raise the 2025 total from $225,000 to $300,000 to address higher demand and revenue shortfalls at local social-service agencies.
Nicholas said the proposal is meant to be a midyear, targeted supplement and recommended a brief application window and a tight timeframe so staff could return with a budget amendment at the next meeting.
Nicholas said the request grew out of repeated contacts from local agencies and noted the city has increased the annual allocation in recent years.…
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