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Council president files resolution to park roughly $10 million in strategic initiative funds for next budget
Summary
Council President Kevin Carico asked the Finance Committee to file a resolution directing the mayor to set aside about $10,019,005.91 for council strategic initiatives in the FY27 budget rather than earmarking projects now, prompting debate about fairness and who should decide allocations.
Council President Kevin Carico asked the Finance Committee on Jan. 6 to file a resolution directing the mayor to place approximately $10,019,005.91 in a contingency account for council strategic initiatives in the FY27 budget instead of identifying specific projects now.
Carico said he wanted to preserve flexibility for the incoming council president. "So I'm opting just to let that go into the budget," he told the committee, adding that he had previously reallocated $5 million this year to a youth-empowerment effort.
The council auditor, Kim Taylor, provided the numeric basis for the proposal,…
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