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Measure X allocation for refugee resettlement fails after divided board debate
Summary
Supervisors considered a one-time Measure X allocation (requested at $375,000) to fund refugee resettlement services; the motion failed on the floor with a 2-3 vote, leaving the request to be reconsidered in the county budget process, according to several supervisors.
A proposed one-time Measure X allocation to fund refugee resettlement services did not pass the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on March 11, after divided debate about urgency, budget priorities and uncertain federal funding.
Chair Candace Anderson introduced the request as an out-of-cycle Measure X allocation she said was intended to respond to an immediate shortfall facing local resettlement agencies. She said the proposal followed the board's process for considering out-of-cycle Measure X requests and described the request as "a one-time measure X allocation, budget amendment of $375,000 for refugee resettlement services."
County staff and nonprofit resettlement organizations told the board they are facing a time-sensitive funding gap after federal…
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