Sacramento’s City Council emerged from a lengthy Tuesday night debate with plans to restore funding to city programs — including residential parking permits, youth events and immigrant legal aid — though some may be in jeopardy again next year.
The meeting, which lasted past 11 p.m., featured a wide range of opinions on the city’s proposed $1.65 billion spending plan that includes a combination of fee increases and reduction strategies. As of last week, seven city employees were expected to lose their positions as well in the upcoming fiscal budget which begins July 1.
Council members eventually landed on a general consensus, promising to explore reinstated funding for organizations to hold youth pop-up events on the weekends and not to establish fees for the permits currently free for residential parking. A position in Sacramento’s Office of Diversity and Equity will also likely be restored…