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Council presses OCA on out-of-school time cuts, contract capacity and youth workforce roles
Summary
Council members raised concerns that OCA cuts to after-school and summer program lines, combined with fewer contract compliance staff, could reduce program spots and strain providers. OCA and budget staff said some funding was reallocated or transferred and described partnerships for youth workforce pay and administration.
Denver (Consolidated County and City) — Council members asked whether cuts to after-school and summer program lines and reductions in OCA contract staff will reduce program capacity for children, and how youth workforce programs are administered and paid.
At the hearing, a council member said it appeared after-school and summer programs had a roughly $2.5 million reduction and 4.5 fewer employees; OCA staff responded that budget presentation lines are reorganized and some dollars were administratively shifted into a unified youth development and engagement cost center. Budget Management Office Director Justin Sykes told the committee that the net reduction on a specific…
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