spokanecity live work enjoy engage Releases 2021 November 2nd Mayor Proposes Investments in Safety, Cleanliness News Mayor Proposes Investments in Safety, Cleanliness Brian Coddington, Communications Director, 509.625.6740 Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 3:57 p.m. Updated November 2, 2021 at 4:25 p.m. Mayor Nadine Woodward delivered a final proposed 2022 budget that maintains service levels, strategically invests in economic recovery, and prioritizes public safety, homelessness, housing, and economic development. Investments in public safety are centered on evolving a system to better meet developing community needs and harnessing a greater sense of security. Woodward’s budget, which she finalized Monday, also proposes continuing the fundamental shift in how people transition out of homelessness by improving system resources, filling gaps, introducing greater accountability into the system, and maximizing regional partnerships, and emphasizes increasing housing options to meet community needs while reducing barriers. Economic development efforts grow the city as the regional center-place for business and leisure through economic expansion and place-making that prepare the city for more rapid pandemic recovery. “Our strategic approach has been to meet short-term needs in ways that prepare the City for an accelerated recovery and long-term fiscal sustainability,” Woodward said. “The City’s commitment to maintaining services, protecting budget reserves, and strategically deploying federal recovery resources in the community and organization have us in a position to make careful investments.” The budget is similar to the preliminary proposal Woodward released last month. Her October 4 proposal increased spending on investments in police officer training, , reducing wait times for police public records requests, supporting victims of violent crime and human trafficking, additional downtown and neighborhood cleanup resources, and staffing to support decreasing residential permit times and increases in housing supply. She also proposed organizational investments in diversity, equity, and inclusion, public access to government, and prioritizing and enhancing cyber security needs. The full detailed budget is available online. Budget Workshop #1 (October 14, 2021) Budget Workshop #2 (October 15, 2021) Budget Workshop #3 (October 19, 2021) Budget Workshop #4 (October 22, 2021) Newer Older The City of Choice spokanecity City of Spokane Washington USA