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Impact of previous budget cuts on SBS job training programs

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Council Member Feliz inquires about the impact of a $5.9 million peg in FY24 on SBS's ability to provide job training services. Commissioner Gross explains the agency's approach to managing the budget cuts.

FY24 was a challenging budget year across city agencies
SBS worked to strategically achieve savings without jeopardizing ongoing or recruiting programs
The agency reduced funding for trainings that were not operating at the time
With a more stable city tax levy budget, SBS is now able to secure funding for construction pre-apprenticeships and nursing program expansion

Oswald Feliz

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Back in FY twenty four, the job training program saw a $5,900,000 peg.

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How did the peg impact the agency as a ability to provide these services?

Dynishal Gross

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So FY twenty four was a challenging budget year across city agencies and you know through the peg process we worked hard to you know strategically achieve those savings and ensure that we weren't jeopardizing any programming that was operating at the time or that were in recruitment at the time.

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So in the area of training, you know, are contract transitions due to procurement timelines as we're launching new programs or establishing new vendors or onboard new training providers.

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And so our approach to those pegs in FY twenty four was to reduce funding in that fiscal year for trainings which were not operating at the time and now that the city tax levy budget is more stable and we've secured training for the construction pre apprenticeships and the NCLEX, the nursing program expansion, we're excited to continue to grow our and our training programs.

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