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Council Member Brannan's opening remarks for DYCD budget hearing
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Council Member Justin L. Brannan opens the second hearing of day six of FY 2026 budget hearings, focusing on the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). He provides an overview of DYCD's proposed budget, highlighting key increases and areas of focus for the hearing.
- DYCD's proposed FY 2026 budget is $1.3 billion, a 6.3% increase from the preliminary plan
- Key areas of discussion include federal risks, vacancies, and headcount
- Brannan emphasizes the need to address funding gaps and invest in services like child care
Justin L. Brannan
2:12:24
Good afternoon.
2:12:25
Welcome to the second hearing of day six of FY twenty six budget hearings.
2:12:30
Councilmember Brannan, I chair the committee on finance.
2:12:33
We will now hear from the Department of Youth and Community Development.
2:12:37
I'm pleased to be joined again by my colleague and chair of the Committee on Children and Youth, Councilmember Althea Stevens.
2:12:43
We've been joined by Councilmembers Joseph, Brewer, and Aviles.
2:12:48
Welcome Commissioner Howard and your team.
2:12:51
Thank you for joining us today to answer our questions.
2:12:54
May 1, the administration released their executive financial plan for FY twenty six to twenty nine with a proposed FY '20 '6 budget of $115,100,000,000 DYCD proposed a FY '20 '6 budget of $1,300,000,000 which represents a little over 1% of the administration's total FY '20 '6 executive budget.
2:13:18
This is an increase of $77,800,000 or 6.3% from the $1,200,000,000 that was originally budgeted in the FY '26 preliminary plan earlier this year.
2:13:31
The increase mostly is the result of maintaining foundations for the city's youth, communities and families, after school for all, additional beds for young homeless adults, a fatherhood initiative, and baselining workforce programming.
2:13:46
As of March 2025, DYCD had 63 vacancies relative to their FY '25 budgeted headcount.
2:13:56
My questions today will focus mainly on an overview of the FY 'twenty '6 executive budget, obviously federal risks, vacancies, and headcount.
2:14:05
In light of the funding halts from the state, we look forward to understanding how the administration intends to respond and fill such gaps.
2:14:13
We have the resources to restore and invest in key services like child care this year while still protecting against risks and under budgeted costs.
2:14:23
And I look forward to hearing from DYCD on these topics.
2:14:26
I now wanna turn to my co chair for this hearing, council member Stevens, for her opening statement.