Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sacramento staff report progress applying budget equity tool to police and utilities cuts; council asks for wider use and capacity
Summary
City staff updated the Sacramento City Council May 20 on a pilot Budget Equity Tool designed to assess how budget reductions would affect vulnerable residents; departments including police and utilities have applied the tool to reduction proposals this budget cycle.
The Sacramento City Council heard an informational briefing May 20 on the city's Budget Equity Tool (BET), a framework city staff adapted from a model developed during the COVID era to assess how budget reductions affect historically underserved communities.
"The budget equity tool is… a set of instructions for thoughtful inclusive analysis of budget reduction decisions that impact vulnerable communities," said Ami Zenzaleh Barnes, the city's diversity and equity manager, who led the briefing. Barnes said the tool is designed to help staff and council explore who would benefit or be burdened by proposed reductions and to document impacts for future corrective action.
Barnes said the tool was piloted in 2024 and expanded in the current budget cycle. Departments that completed BET…
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
