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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council warns deep City‑Parish cut would force staff losses
Summary
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council told the Metropolitan Council that a proposed FY2026 City‑Parish allocation of $125,000 — a 54.4% reduction from supplemental funding cited for 2025 — would imperil core staff and operations; CJCC leaders emphasized opioid‑abatement funds are restricted and do not replace operational support.
Chris Onka, executive director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, told the Metropolitan Council at the fourth and final FY2026 budget hearing that the council’s proposed allocation for CJCC would drastically reduce the agency’s ability to pay core staff and run day‑to‑day operations.
“The proposed budget of 125,000 represents a 54.4% reduction from the ’25 budget,” Onka said, adding that the $260,000 in opioid abatement funding cited elsewhere is restricted to specific programs and cannot cover core staff salaries or operating costs. He said CJCC has eight employees, five funded through program grants and three…
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