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Budget office details COVID‑19 spending, hotel shelter estimates and FEMA reimbursement outlook
Summary
The mayor’s budget director and the controller told the committee that departments estimate $50M–$100M in core COVID response spending so far; the city has about 3,977 hotel units under contract with a preliminary 90‑day cost of $35M and a working FEMA reimbursement estimate of roughly $20M, leaving local gaps to be addressed in an April rebalancing plan.
The mayor’s budget director, Kelly Kirkpatrick, and Controller Ben Rosenfield briefed the Budget and Finance Committee April 8 on COVID‑related city spending and the administration’s approach to balancing current and upcoming budget shortfalls.
Rosenfield said departments have earmarked an estimated $50 million to $100 million for core COVID response operations this year, with roughly $15 million already distributed. The city currently has about 3,977 hotel units under contract or expected to be contracted, and Rosenfield’s preliminary estimate for a 90‑day period for those units is about…
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