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City reports youth civic-engagement programs remain but staffing is limited; restoration expected in budget
Summary
Recreation manager Sean Swanson briefed commissioners on the Civic Engagement Unit, noting growth in youth-commission participation, a modified Summer at City Hall program for 2026 serving about 80 youth, and expectations that previously proposed staff cuts may be restored in the June 9 adopted budget.
Sean Swanson, recreation manager, summarized the civic engagement unit's work supporting the Sacramento Youth Commission and the Summer at City Hall programs, saying the Youth Commission reached an all-time high of 18 appointed members in 2025 and that the city partners with local school districts to run the summer program.
"We anticipate that [Summer at City Hall] is gonna be restored," Swanson said, describing a modified 2026 plan with two cohorts meeting Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday and an expected combined capacity of roughly 80 youth. Swanson noted the unit currently has one dedicated staff person and said staffing restorations (two full-time and several part-time positions) are anticipated in the next fiscal year if the adopted budget includes restorations discussed by council.
Swanson also highlighted program demographics, participation increases, and plans to continue evaluating MOUs with partner school districts. Commissioners asked for demographic breakdown clarifications (for example how multi-race responses are recorded and whether American Indian/Alaska Native selections are available) and staff agreed to follow up by email with more detail.
The commission received the update and had no formal action; staff said they would provide clarification about demographic coding and any staffing changes after the budget is adopted.
