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Public Health Committee directs city manager to develop rubric and seek funding options to protect social services
Summary
The Austin Public Health Committee voted without objection to direct the city manager to create a rubric prioritizing social service contracts, explore sustainable funding and partnership options, and hold community engagement, after staff outlined a framework to assess roughly $16.8 million in potential FY27 reductions.
The Austin City Council Public Health Committee on Feb. 4 unanimously approved a policy recommendation directing the city manager to develop a comprehensive rubric to prioritize social service contracts, explore sustainable funding and partnerships, and engage community stakeholders before finalizing FY27 budget decisions.
The committee action followed a staff presentation from the Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence that identified an anticipated set of reductions across the social services portfolio and proposed a three-tier assessment framework. Daniel Coletta, a budget office presenter, told the committee the city is "projected to face major budget shortfalls again in FY27" and staff flagged a planned $16.8 million in potential reductions…
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