Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Supervisors press controller and city attorney after retroactive $39.6M youth program grant
Summary
Supervisors criticized the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families and city contracting processes after a retroactive amendment increased a grant to the Japanese Community Youth Council to nearly $39.6 million, raising compliance concerns under Charter section 9.118.
The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 2 approved a retroactive amendment to a grant for the Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC) that raised the award for the mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program to about $39.6 million, prompting multiple supervisors to question why the contract amendments were not routed to the board before execution as required by the charter.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin led the floor discussion, saying he was “troubled” by the retroactive approval not because of the service provider’s work but…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
