Select Budget Committee — Minutes 2021-11-18
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The Select Budget Committee met remotely on November 18, 2021, at 9:32 a.m., presided over by Councilmember Mosqueda with eight members present and one excused (Kshama Sawant). The committee voted on a balancing package and amendments, including four arts-related budget actions and legislative intent statements. The arts actions approved were: $1.5 million in payroll expense tax funding and three temporary positions for public arts and cultural programming (7–0 with Pedersen abstaining); $1 million in Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery funds for arts organizations ineligible for Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (7–0 with Pedersen abstaining); and $50,000 in general funds for community mural restoration and a graffiti wall at N 63rd Street under Aurora Avenue (7–0 with Pedersen abstaining). The committee also approved a statement of legislative intent requesting the City Budget Office report on the Community Service Officer program.
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