2024–25 · City-wide
Raise participatory budgeting to 1% of budget
Allocate 1% of the budget, and more than $2 million this year, to participatory budgeting so Black and Brown residents have more say and racial equity improves.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
There should be 1% of the budget for participatory budgeting, and more than $2 million this year.
Who it helps and why
It allows for Black and Brown people to have more of a say on how the budget gets used, and centering their input and acting on it helps increase racial equity.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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