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Sunnyvale city manager flags federal funding uncertainty, preview of budget and library options
Summary
City Manager Tim Kirby introduced himself to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission and outlined a city budget timeline while warning of potential federal funding shifts that could affect human services and workforce programs; council work on a downsized or combined library bond was also outlined.
Tim Kirby, the city manager, introduced himself to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission on Feb. 20 and used the meeting to preview the city’s budget timetable and to flag federal funding risk that could affect local human services.
Kirby, who said he has worked for the city for 30 years, told commissioners the city is following a council-directed calendar that includes a strategic priority-setting session on March 13 and a recommended budget release in May, followed by public hearings and adoption in June. “We’ll be planning out all the work that we do day to day plus building in strategic priorities,” Kirby said.
Why it matters: Kirby told the commission the city is watching federal funding closely because changes could ripple to local safety-net services. “The county receives a large amount of federal funding, billions of dollars,” he said, and reductions to federal healthcare or social-service grants…
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