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San Marcos council affirms Human Services Advisory Board funding after heated public comments
Summary
After an hours-long public comment period in which local nonprofits and residents urged the council to honor the Human Services Advisory Board's recommendations, City Council approved a $550,000 human services grant allocation, with a previously adopted $10,000 reallocation noted during deliberations.
San Marcos City Council voted 7-0 to approve Resolution 2024-252R, allocating $550,000 in city general-fund human services grants as recommended by the Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB).
Dozens of residents and nonprofit representatives addressed the council during the citizen comment period, making a sustained public case for two organizations in particular: Home Center, a local case-management provider that serves people experiencing homelessness, and The Salvation Army San Marcos, which provides emergency assistance and shelter referrals. Several speakers criticized council members who considered changing HSAB's recommendations and urged the council to…
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