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Eugene council directs staff to explore funding for immigrant-support nonprofits, approves $50,000 contingency
Summary
The Eugene City Council voted unanimously Dec. 8 to have the city manager investigate funding needs for local nonprofits aiding immigrant residents and to draft a resolution reaffirming support; council also amended the supplemental budget to set aside $50,000 in council contingency for possible near-term use.
City Council on Dec. 8 unanimously directed the city manager to explore financial needs of local nonprofits that assist immigrant communities and asked council leadership to draft a resolution reaffirming support for those residents amid federal immigration enforcement actions.
Councilor Leach moved the directive, saying the action would “bolster what supports and actions that we can to take care of our impacted residents and their families.” The motion asked staff to 1) explore potential funding needs of local nonprofit agencies assisting impacted immigrant communities and 2) work with council leadership to draft a resolution acknowledging the crisis being caused by federal immigration…
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