FY 2027 Budget cut to Veterans Support coordinator position
Long Beach
Summary
The City Council's final budget action moved $25,000 from the veterans coordinator's position to the banners program, cutting the coordinator from half-time to about 13 hours a week. The commission is forming an ad hoc committee to draft a letter asking the council to reverse the cut, with plans to privately fund the banners program instead.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 16, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
About $25,000 was shifted out of the coordinator's salary, cutting her from roughly 20 hours a week to about 13.
If reversed, veterans and their families would regain a half-time coordinator running the banners program and commission support.
Right now the coordinator's hours are cut so far that the banners program and commission support are stretched thin, and the Veterans Day recognition ceremony was dropped.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Veterans Affairs Commission - Oct 21, 2026
The Office of Veterans Support coordinator's position has been cut to part-time, limiting what the commission can do — including cancelling the Veterans Day recognition ceremony. The commission is organizing a letter and outreach campaign to get the position restored in the FY 2027 budget.
Veterans Affairs Commission - Special Meeting - Oct 7, 2026
The City Council's final budget action moved $25,000 from the veterans coordinator's position to the banners program, cutting the coordinator from half-time to about 13 hours a week. The commission is forming an ad hoc committee to draft a letter asking the council to reverse the cut, with plans to privately fund the banners program instead.
Veterans Affairs Commission - Sep 16, 2026
The city budget cut the veterans support coordinator from full-time to about 13 hours a week, with $25,000 redirected to the banners program. The original city manager's budget had proposed sunsetting the commission entirely. Commissioners are weighing whether to formally appeal to the mayor, council, and city manager.
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Veterans Affairs Commission - Cancelled - Jun 17, 2026
The Commission was scheduled to receive a report on the activities of the Office of Veterans Support, which coordinates services for local veterans. Because the meeting was cancelled, no update was provided.
Veterans Affairs Commission - May 20, 2026
With lead staff Gina on extended leave, the commission created a four-member ad hoc committee to plan the 2026 Veterans Day event and will coordinate with the city's Special Events division.
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