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Council approves interim funding and asks for staffing plan to sustain jail medical dispensaries
Summary
The CAO and personnel briefed the committee on jail medical services after a reduction to the 'as-needed' account; members approved transferring funds to keep three medical dispensaries open this fiscal year and asked for coordinated budget proposals and interagency options to address staffing gaps.
The committee considered a CAO report on medical services at Los Angeles Police Department jail facilities on Feb. 12, 2026, and approved CAO recommendations as amended to reflect council instructions.
Kimberly Squire of the CAO’s office reported the as-needed account for FY25-26 was reduced by $1,570,000 (from $3.83 million to $2.26 million) as a one-time reduction. Projected year-end expenditures in the account total $4.1 million, with $2.8 million attributable to custody medical…
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