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Rules Committee advances amendments and continues Dignity Fund charter measure after broad provider support
Summary
Supervisor Malia Cohen's Dignity Fund charter amendment — creating a property-tax-based expenditure set-aside to finance services for seniors and adults with disabilities, starting at $6M and growing by $3M annually — received extensive public support from providers and coalitions; the committee adopted circulated amendments and continued the item for further work.
The Rules Committee on June 23 heard extensive testimony on a proposed Dignity Fund charter amendment to support seniors and adults with disabilities. Sponsor Supervisor Malia Cohen framed the draft as establishing a dedicated fund (the 'Dignity Fund') with a baseline appropriation and an expenditure requirement structured to add $6 million in year one and grow by $3 million annually until fiscal year 2026–27, after which the fund would be indexed to discretionary revenue. The draft also creates oversight structures, renames the Commission on Aging to the Aging and Adult Services Commission, and sets an…
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