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Council debates emergency funding after RISE warns shelter services may stop June 4
Summary
Councilors discussed a letter from RISE warning it may stop services on June 4 and a mayoral commitment to propose budget funding to continue services; no final vote recorded in the transcript.
Councilors discussed a letter from RISE, dated April 29, saying that services funded through Dec. 31, 2025, may cease on June 4 unless the city or other funders provide additional commitments. Mayor Zafford said the correspondence indicates RISE might not be able to staff and continue services and called the letter “a cry for help.”
Mayor Zafford said he intends to bring a resolution at the next council meeting, and to include funding for RISE services in the 2026 proposed budget where legally allowable. "It is our moral responsibility to continue funding this until we have a permanent…
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