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Budget director outlines plan to use $18 million reserve to soften state cuts; advocates press for IHSS backfill
Summary
Mayor’s budget director told the Budget & Finance Committee the city can use its $18 million reserve to backfill most of an estimated $26.5 million state cut, trimming the remaining shortfall to about $2.25 million; public commenters urged the city to set aside additional funds to backfill IHSS reductions affecting thousands of seniors and people with disabilities.
Greg Wagner, the mayor’s budget director, told the Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 14 that a Sept. 14 controller report estimated a $26.5 million general‑fund impact from proposed state cuts and that the city’s adopted budget included an $18 million reserve to address that shortfall. “We are proposing to use that $18,000,000 to backfill $18,000,000 worth of the impact of the state budget cuts,” Wagner said.
Wagner said two later developments reduced the city’s exposure: state officials indicated counties would not absorb a previously projected $6 million reduction tied to drug and Medi‑Cal allocations, and the state found a replacement source for about $250,000 in immunization funding. Together those changes lowered the city’s unfunded exposure from $8.5 million to roughly $2.25…
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