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Human services year‑end report: $4.8M budget, food bank expansion and Scottsdale Cares rollout planned
Summary
City staff reported a $4.8 million human services budget that closed the year $343,000 under budget and described food‑distribution and housing‑assistance totals; the commission heard about Scottsdale Cares’ planned Jan. 13 council presentation and a January pilot placing a caseworker at the Civic Library.
Mike Murphy, business and analytics manager for the city’s library and human services division, presented a year‑end review to the Human Services Advisory Commission on Dec. 17 showing a $4.8 million human services budget and a $343,000 favorable variance for the last fiscal year.
"When the year was said and done, we came in $343,000 under budget," Murphy said, and explained the division groups expenses into personnel, contracts, commodities and capital. Murphy said part‑time hour use varied by center and that some negative variances reflected conscious staffing decisions to distribute CARES/CAP funds.
Murphy detailed food‑program metrics: 3,175 brown…
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