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Cleveland council amends 2025 budget to add $4.6 million for neighborhood equity fund
Summary
The City Council committee approved amendments to Ordinance 156-2025 to transfer an additional $4.6 million from unencumbered carryover to the Neighborhood Equity Fund and to codify a set of targeted appropriations, with officials debating fiscal risk and neighborhood need.
Council members on the Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee voted to amend Ordinance 156-2025 and approved an additional $4,600,000 transfer from the city's unencumbered cash balance to the Neighborhood Equity Fund, increasing the fund total to $10,200,000.
The amendment was presented verbally and read into the record by committee staff; it was moved by the committee chair and seconded by Councilman Carey McCormick. After discussion, the committee approved the amendment by voice vote.
The amendment directs that the additional $4.6 million be taken from the city's unencumbered cash balance (carryover) and specifies several targeted appropriations in section 2 of the ordinance. The text read into the record lists line-item additions including $100,000 for auxiliary police; $650,000 for…
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