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Committee approves ordinance to create Community Investment Department after debate over metrics and youth funding
Summary
The civil rights committee voted to adopt a draft ordinance consolidating four departments into a new Community Investment Department; members pressed staff on measurable outcomes, protections for existing youth programs and whether the reorganization would disrupt services.
The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee voted to approve an ordinance to create a new Community Investment Department that consolidates the Department of Aging, Community Investment for Families, Economic and Workforce Development, and the Youth Development Department.
Chair Hugo Soto-Martinez called the meeting and placed items 1 and 2 on the consent calendar before the committee moved to discuss the consolidation. Councilmember Rodriguez pressed department staff for specific, measurable outcomes, asking, “what are going to be the measurable outcomes associated with each of the work?” Rodriguez said he wanted timelines…
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