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Council committee accepts Councilwoman Green's $66.44 million operating-budget amendment for further review
Summary
Councilwoman Green presented a package of operating-budget changes she said would return $66,440,000 to reserves by reducing expenditures and increasing projected revenues; the committee accepted the resolution for placement on the next wrap-up session and agreed to delay a final vote until June 2 to allow members and directors to review details.
Councilwoman Green introduced a broad operating-budget amendment the committee accepted for debate and further review; she said the package reduces planned expenditures by $36,940,000 and increases revenues by $27,527,000 for a total of $66,440,000 to be returned to the city's reserve fund.
Councilwoman Green, the lead sponsor, walked the committee through specific line-item adjustments she proposed: a reduction in group life insurance based on FY24 actuals; removal of three ARPA-funded animal-services positions; cutting a $650,000 mayoral grants and subsidies line back to zero pending public process; removing a $450,000 Family Safety Center line the sponsor said is no longer operating; moving an affordable-housing fund line of $3,600,000 back into general fund reserves until projects are…
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