QUESTION
Was consideration given to restoring funding for the library systems to enable 7-day service?
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Jacques Jiha explains that while there's a desire to restore funding for agencies like the library systems, financial constraints limit such actions.
- The budget director acknowledges the wish to restore funding for various agencies, including the library systems.
- Current financial crises and resource allocation challenges hinder the restoration of funding.
- Jiha suggests that if economic conditions improve, there's a possibility to re-evaluate and potentially restore funding priorities.
- Collaboration with the council will be sought to determine what can be fully or partially restored, based on improved financial conditions.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:35:55
Was any consideration made for restoring other agencies like the $22,000,000 for the library systems that would enable them to continue to reinstate service 7 days a week?
Jacques Jiha
0:36:08
We we explore, and as I said, we We agree with you.
0:36:12
We wish we could have restored a lot of things.
0:36:14
But again, we are dealing with the major financial crisis, and that requires a lot of resources.
0:36:21
So if we believe that some of the agencies have the welded hole to absorb, okay, to absorb the bed.
0:36:31
It's you know, we basically have to take those resources and we allocate them somewhere.
0:36:35
And which is what I've been doing.
0:36:37
So we got to a point where it's extremely difficult for me to say at this moment in time given the conditions where we are, that many of these pegs savings can be used to however.
0:36:51
If financial conditions improved, Okay?
0:36:55
And the economy remains strong, will work with the council as we always do, okay, to look at the priorities of the council and the administration.
0:37:04
And then to see what can be fully or partially restored.