Description
Title: To amend Ord. No. 2025-057, adopted May 12, 2025, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations thereto, by (i) transferring $1,100,000.00 from the “Safer Communities” special fund for the Department of Justice Services, (ii) creating two special funds for the Department of Justice Services called “Safer Communities - YWCA” and “Safer Communities - Next Up”, (iii) appropriating $600,000.00 of the transferred funds to the Department of Justice Services’ “Safer Communities - YWCA” special fund, and (iv) appropriating $500,000.00 of the transferred funds to
Summary
The City of Richmond has introduced Ordinance No. 2025-275 to amend the FY 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget. It reallocates $1.1 million to create two new special funds within the Department of Justice Services: “Safer Communities – YWCA” and “Safer Communities – Next Up,” aimed at supporting gun violence prevention initiatives. A public hearing is scheduled for January 12, 2026.