Vancouver City Council |
EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS MEETING OF JUNE 10, 2004.
B. Motions on Notice
1. Community Social Services Funding (File 1263)
MOVED by Councillor Woodsworth
SECONDED by Councillor Bass
WHEREAS community social services are vital to the health and well-being of thousands of British Columbians, especially women, people with disabilities, children and families in need, and the most vulnerable people in our society; and
WHEREAS these critical services are dependent on adequate funding by the provincial government; and
WHEREAS the provincial government has already cut $100 million from the community social services sector since 2001, and plans to cut at least $70 million more before March 31 of this year; and
WHEREAS these cuts are having a devastating impact on families and communities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED council send a letter to the BC government calling on Premier Gordon Campbell, Finance Minister Gary Collins, and Minister of Children and Family Development Christie Clark to put on hold any further cuts to community social service funding in the upcoming 2004/2005 budget, and to make every effort to restore program funding to the pre-2001 level.
Referred
The Chair noted a request to speak on the matter.
MOVED by Councillor Woodsworth
SECONDED by Councillor Louis
THAT consideration of this Motion be referred to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on July 8, 2004, to hear the speaker.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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