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Committee hearing: service providers urge Mayor to release Board‑approved add‑backs; Mayor's office cites long‑term fiscal risk
Summary
At a lengthy hearing, the People's Budget Coalition and more than two dozen providers urged the Mayor to release Board‑approved add‑back funds for community programs, warning of layoffs and service cuts; the Mayor's Budget Director said certain funds are being held due to one‑time funding and long‑term structural deficits, and the Mayor will revisit releases after November revenue and ballot results.
At a multi‑hour hearing on Sept. 25, the Budget and Finance Committee considered mayoral instructions that placed a set of Board‑approved community‑based organization add‑backs in a mayoral reserve. The hearing drew broad testimony from advocacy coalitions, service providers and affected residents pressing the Mayor's office to release funding allocated by the Board.
The People's Budget Coalition (Anya Worley Zigman) opened the hearing by listing programs she said were jeopardized by mayoral holds and cuts, including children's services, workforce development, tenant outreach and the sugary drinks tax grant programs. "The mayor's budget cut $150,000,000 from critical programs," she said, and she flagged…
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