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Update on Application of Budget Equity Tool (BET) on the Community Development Department (CDD) and the Finance Department Budget Reductions
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00943
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review, comment, and provide direction.
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Contact
Contact: Aim?e Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager (916) 808-1174, abarnes@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Human Resources
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Presenter
Presenter: Aim?e Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager (916) 808-1174, abarnes@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Human Resources
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Budget Equity Tool (BET) and Instructions
3-BET Council Presentation 5.12.26
4-GFOA-Cutting the Operating Budget Resource-April 2021
5-BERG T Council Presentation 5.14.24
6-CDD Budget Equity Tool Submission
7-Finance Budget Equity Tool Submission
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Human Resources Office of Diversity & Equity (ODE) staff will provide an update on the continued refinement and expanded application of the Budget Equity Tool (BET) [renamed from the Budget Equity Resource Guide and Tool (BERG/T)]. The BET was adapted from the April 2021 Cutting the Operating Budget and Instituting An Equitable Decision-Marking Report (Attachment 4). It provides a standardized approach to understand the local and geographic impacts of potential budget cuts, specifically using data to identify unintentional adverse impacts on underserved groups or neighborhoods.
BET from August 2024 to present and implementation of the BET for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27:
The BET was applied to parts of the Office of Innovation & Economic Development (OIED), Convention & Cultural Services (CCS), and the Fire Department (FD) and was presented at the Racial Equity Committee on April 30, 2024, and City Council on May 14, 2024 (Attachment 5).
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