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Council presses administration on $79M PAYGO list and criteria for one‑time grants and pilot programs
Summary
Council reviewed the county’s large PAYGO and one‑time CSP list, questioned selection process and guardrails for recurring programs placed on one‑time funds, and sought more detail on specific pilots including a child‑support workforce pilot, a guaranteed‑basic‑income pilot and a $3M Shock Trauma contribution.
Council members spent substantial time scrutinizing the county’s PAYGO one‑time funding list and related community‑service (CSP) proposals, pressing administration staff for clearer selection criteria, timing and guardrails before approving large, non‑recurring expenditures.
Administration said the PAYGO list combines departmental requests and executive initiatives that are one‑time in nature. “Those requests are either coming through our county departments and offices through our budget process, or if the county executive has certain initiatives he wants to move forward with departments, that’s how those will end up on the list,” a finance official said during the meeting.
Several line items prompted detailed questioning.…
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