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Community Development Commission debates budget priorities as Council weighs FY26 cuts
Summary
During a Nov. 18 meeting, commissioners urged the commission to prioritize homelessness prevention, social services and mental-health alternatives to policing for next fiscal year and recommended the creation of a strategy working group to prepare March budget recommendations; staff noted a proposed reduction of rental-assistance funding from $4,000,000 to $3,600,000 in current Council deliberations.
Chair Elias opened a discussion of the commission's process and priorities for FY26 budget recommendations on Nov. 18 and asked commissioners for suggested priorities and timing for submitting recommendations to City Council.
Commissioners proposed priorities that included homelessness prevention, social services and redirecting some policing dollars toward mental-health-first-response services, along with continued funding for emergency…
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