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Council Member Adams questions OMB Director on school funding commitments
0:34:44
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Council Member Adrienne E. Adams engages in a brief Q&A session with Jacques Jiha, Director of NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, regarding school funding for the upcoming school year. Adams seeks a commitment from the administration to maintain school budgets despite potential enrollment declines.
- Adams references last year's efforts to prevent drastic budget decreases for schools
- Jiha commits to working with the council but does not provide a firm commitment
- The exchange highlights ongoing negotiations between the City Council and the administration on education funding
Adrienne E. Adams
0:34:44
Last year we fought to continue to provide principals with adequate funding so that their budgets wouldn't decrease drastically from year to year.
0:34:53
Will the administration work with the council to initially hold schools harmless for any enrollment declines in the twenty twenty five, twenty twenty six school year as you did last year at adoption?
Jacques Jiha
0:35:03
We will work we'll we'll continue to work with the council and and we'll discuss discuss this as part of budget adoption.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:35:10
Is that a commitment?
Jacques Jiha
0:35:13
We will work with with the council.
0:35:18
Okay.