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Mayor’s Council flags possible $3.5M shift in FY25 budget that could shrink council operating funds
Summary
Council leaders told mayors the FY25 budget’s Section 1 appropriates $12.3M to the Mayor’s Council while Section 7 earmarks $3.5M for community maintenance workers (CMWs); the chair warned the section could be read as taking $3.5M from the $12.3M, leaving roughly $8M for operations, and said the executive director will confirm with BBMR before further action.
The Mayor’s Council of Guam spent a substantial portion of its Oct. 2 meeting on a possible budget shortfall tied to language in the FY2025 Budget Act. The chair said the bill contains a Section 1 appropriation of $12.3 million to the Mayor’s Council and a Section 7 provision referencing $3.5 million for community maintenance workers. Based on the document’s wording, the chair said the council could be left with roughly $8 million…
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