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Council orders 30‑day report after warnings that budget cuts could close detention medical clinics
Summary
Council members pressed city staff about proposed budget cuts to medical services at three city detention facilities and approved a motion requiring a follow-up report on alternatives and costs within 30 days; staff said seven vacant medical positions were removed from the budget and existing funds could sustain services for roughly six months.
The Los Angeles City Council on June 27 asked city departments to produce a report within 30 days on alternatives and costs after staff said proposed budget cuts eliminated seven vacant medical positions that support clinics inside three city detention facilities.
"Closing these clinics is unacceptable," a council member said while urging colleagues to preserve continuity of care for people held in city facilities. "There are thousands who depend on this medical attention."
Balaika Phillips of the Department of Personnel told the council that personnel funding for medical professionals in the city's three detention facilities had been reduced…
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