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Council presses Catholic Charities on Working Hands budget and outcomes; extension tabled for more detail
Summary
Council members pressed Catholic Charities for clearer line‑item accounting after reviewing year‑one expenditures for the Working Hands workforce program; concerns focused on participant stipends, indirect administrative rates and how housing outcomes are counted. Council voted to table the extension and requested more detailed budget and outcome reporting.
City staff and representatives from Catholic Charities returned to the El Centro City Council to review year‑one expenditures for the Working Hands workforce‑development program and seek approval to extend the contract. The presentation and subsequent discussion consumed much of the meeting as council members probed program costs, accountability and outcomes.
Catholic Charities reported year‑one expenditures of about $204,000 against an earlier two‑year projection that had been larger; the organization said some originally budgeted categories (for example, meals) were not claimed against city funds because they were covered by other grants. Staff explained participant stipends totaled roughly $84,000 (paid via…
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