Brief

Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion directing the Bureau of Street Lighting to maintain its current workforce and baseline service levels through repurposing of available funding. The motion was referred to the Public Works Committee on June 26, 2026, where it remains pending. The substantive aim is to prevent service reductions or layoffs in the street lighting department.

Full summary

On June 26, 2026, Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Katy Yaroslavsky moved a motion directing the Bureau of Street Lighting to preserve its existing workforce and maintain baseline service delivery by identifying and repurposing available funding sources. Marqueece Harris-Dawson seconded the motion. The motion addresses potential staffing or service cuts at the Bureau of Street Lighting by tasking the department to find internal or alternative funding mechanisms to sustain current operations without reductions. The exact mechanism for funding repurposing and specific baseline services to be protected are defined in the operative language of the motion itself. The motion was initially referred with a corrected referral on June 26, 2026, and now sits pending before the Public Works Committee. No committee action, hearing, or vote has yet occurred. The file carries a two-year expiration date of June 26, 2028, giving the committee and full Council time to deliberate and act.

Activity (2)

• 2026-06-26 Corrected Referral per Council President to change referral to Council.
• 2026-06-26 Motion referred to Public Works Committee.

Documents (1)

• 2026-06-26 Motion · motion