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Human Services Agency outlines targeted cuts as mayor seeks 20% discretionary reduction
Summary
The Human Services Agency outlined a package of proposed reductions, including internal operations savings and contingency proposals that would reduce supportive housing staffing, scale back resource center services and alter cash assistance program rules; department and advocates warned some contingency options would harm vulnerable residents.
Trent Rohrer, Director of the Human Services Agency, told the Budget and Finance Committee that HSA faces a difficult budget year and is seeking to meet the mayor’s directive to reduce discretionary general‑fund spending by approximately 20% of its discretionary pot (about $18.6 million of a $93.9 million discretionary fund).
Rohrer said the agency’s total budget is roughly $683 million, with about $420 million coming from state and federal sources that the agency leverages. He described guiding principles for cuts —…
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