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Committee moves Bill 9 to full council to fund unsheltered services coordinator
Summary
A council committee voted to move Bill 9 — which would transfer $150,000 in the 2025 general fund to create an Unsheltered Coordination Services Program and fund a coordinator position with an annual salary of $68,987 — to the full council after discussion on data collection language, pay grade and hiring criteria.
A committee of the Allentown City Council voted to move Bill 9 favorably to the full council after discussing language, pay grade and hiring criteria for a proposed unsheltered services coordinator position.
Bill 9 would amend the 2025 general fund budget by transferring $150,000 from the Health Bureau to a newly created Health Bureau Unsheltered Coordination Services Program and fund an unsheltered service coordinator position with a total annual salary of $68,987. The committee vote sends the measure to the full council for a final decision.
The committee heard administration representatives who described the position and its intended role. "This position was put in the 2025 budget at the request of both the administration and council," the administration said, and presented a job description that the committee received in advance. Dave Cinnamon, Community…
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