Brewer asks about $425M funding source
Brewer asks if the $425 million is state or city money. Liss says it is state money for the program, while the city funds infrastructure like the 228 new staff through its budget.
Last question, the 425, does that include just state money or next year do you need city money?
You mentioned this year just state.
The $425 million is just the state money, and that is the funding.
for us to operationalize the program.
So that is the per child cost to run the program.
The cost that the city has incurred and will continue to support are, for example, the 228 staff who we are bringing on, those were funded through the preliminary and executive budget last year.
So the city is making investments to make sure we have the infrastructure to support the program.
And then the program itself is fully funded by those state dollars.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Next we have Councilmember, did I skip some?
Oh, no, Councilmember Riley and then Sensuoso.
And then Councilmember Joseph.