Courtesy of The SpotLight e-newsletter:
On June 13, the City Council unanimously approved the FY17 Budget, which demonstrates the thoughtful collaboration of my colleagues.
I’m proud that we’ve been able to achieve a unanimous budget approval for the second straight year. This budget focuses on public safety, neighborhood infrastructure, storm channel clearing, and implementing the City’s climate action plan, along with continuing to restore many of the neighborhood services that were cut during the recession.
I was especially pleased to support increased funding for public safety, library programs, and Penny for the Arts, which funds arts and culture programs throughout the city.
This budget also includes two firefighter academies, and more funding for Police Dispatchers, which should help to shorten hold times for 911 calls. Funds are allocated to police officer recruiting and retention initiatives as well.
In the final budget, the Council also approved a $500,000 increase for library programs and a $600,000 increase for arts funding. All additional funding was covered by unanticipated increases in revenue to the City.
For District One, I was particularly happy to see increased funding for La Jolla Cove odor treatments and concrete street replacement. I will continue to advocate for the development of performance metrics for each of our city departments, which should be aligned with the development of the city’s budget for next year.
For more information, visit https://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd1/newsevents/enewsletter%20 and https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/spotlight_june_july_2016.pdf
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