Laura Sether, Office of Mayor Rybak writes: > The Minneapolis City Council tonight passed Mayor Rybak's > proposed 2004 City budget on an 11-2 vote. > > "This budget represents a significant investment ...
What was left out was: City of Minneapolis Budget To Reduce HIV Prevention Funding The Minneapolis City Council voted today to reduce funding for HIV prevention by 35% from $35,000 to $23,000 for 2004. A previous proposal had eliminated the designated funding and instead directed all the money that comes from the Community Development Block Grants, which includes HIV prevention dollars, to other city boards for them to allocate the funds. Instead, nearly all the public health and family support funding received a 35% across the board cut. Since 45% of new infections in 2002 in the state of Minnesota were in the city of Minneapolis. It is a disappointment to see still more cuts in vital public services. With all the restrictions being placed on prevention dollars at the federal and state level, prevention workers were able to use these dollars to do the effective and targeted work that gets at communities most at risk - primarily gay/bisexual men and intravenous drug users. It is also expected that changes will be made to the process for the 2005 budget. Hey RT, these are peoples lives at stake here. Terrell Brown Loring Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
