The charter amendment is facing significant opposition from unions and trade groups.
PB CLE coalition organizers and members gathered at City Hall to submit the signatures last month.
“PB CLE welcomed dialogue and collaboration with City Council and the administration,” said PB CLE campaign manager Molly Martin in a statement. “PB CLE felt it was important to pursue a collaborative approach with council as the issue heads to the ballot in November. We are confident that the existing charter amendment going before voters is one the city can plan for.”
However, Maurer will not support the charter amendment in November’s election, citing the inability to pause participatory budgeting even if the city has to dip into savings or the steering committee struggles to spend the PB fund in a timely manner. “That means $14 million in projects would be decided on by an undetermined and unelected group of people, creating a huge hole in the City’s general fund,’’of CBCTC. “The city administration has directors and finance staff that quite simply have better expertise to make budget decisions.”
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