Councilmember Tammy Kim Attempts to Block Surplus Funds Being Used to Support School & Family Programs
At the Council’s June 11th meeting, Councilmember Larry Agran noted that the City’s Contingency Fund — built from budget surpluses of nearly $70 million — was very high and proposed that a small portion of those funds, about $6 million, could be redirected to expand some popular City programs that help Irvine schools and families.
Those programs include: additional school resource officers and school nurses; an expansion of the successful school bus program that was launched last year for University High students living in Quail Hill; support for child care and after-school programs; and a raise for City workers making less than $20 per hour.
After praising Agran’s proposal in June and voting to support it, at the July 9th meeting Councilmember Tammy Kim reversed her support, characterized Agran’s proposal in apocalyptic terms as irresponsible, and insisted that the Council vote to keep the Contingency Fund unchanged.
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