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Committee reviews spending plans for $31M in discretionary add‑backs across city departments
Summary
Departments reported on how they plan to deploy discretionary add‑backs: Arts Commission on $200,000 arts programming; HSH on $450,000 family housing subsidies; DCYF on community grants ($3.85M); DPH on mental/behavioral health allocations; OEWD on $1M workforce funds targeting vulnerable groups; MOHCD on eviction defense and rental subsidies. The committee filed the hearing as heard.
The Budget & Finance Committee held an extended hearing on the Board's discretionary spending plan (roughly $31 million) and received presentations from multiple departments on how funds will be used.
Arts Commission: Rebecca Kral described $200,000 for arts programming through competitive RFPs, including citywide arts service grants and a $100,000 allocation to support African‑American arts and cultural organizations; she said $100,000 grants to five nonprofits are recommended to the full commission.
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