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County presents expanded children's budget inventory and plans for standardized outcomes; committee agrees to less frequent updates
Summary
Office of Children & Families Policy presented a countywide expansion of programmatic data for the FY25‑26 children's budget (283 programs). Staff outlined standardization work to align program definitions, capture contract and FTE data, and develop population‑level outcome measures; the committee voted to receive the report and to change updates to twice yearly.
The Office of Children & Families Policy told the Finance & Government Operations Committee on Jan. 20, 2026, that the FY25‑26 children's budget now includes 283 programs countywide and that staff are working to standardize program definitions and incorporate contract and population‑level outcome data.
Director Heidi Emberling reported that the inventory—developed as…
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