Boise Council sends 2021 budget to next stage after residents voice opposing opinions on growing police portion in Tuesday heari

Boise Council members Jimmy Hallyburton and Lisa Sánchez voted against the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget, citing concerns about the growing police portion.

Their votes, however, were outnumbered by the four other council members.

PEOPLE WEREDOWNTOWNTONIGHT WASBECAUSE OF THECITY'S BUDGET,SPECIFICALLYFUNDING CERTAINDEPARTMENTS.THE CITY OF BOISEHELD A PUBLICHEARING ON THE 20-21 FISCAL YEARBUDGET THISEVENING WHERESEVERAL RESIDENTSTESTIFIED FOR ORAGAINST THEMAYOR'S PROPOSEDPOLICE FUNDING..BOTH VIRTUALLY ANDIN-PERSON.THAT BUDGET... NOWTAKING A STEPFORWARD... DESPITE"NO" VOTES... FROMCOUNCILMEMBERSLISA SANCHEZ ANDJIMMY HALLYBURTON.OUR MADELINEWHITE HAS MORE.RESIDENTSCONTINUING TOVOICE THEIRTHOUGHTS TUESDAY"NOW IS THE TIME TOLOOK AT HOW WEEXAMINE OURRESOURCES TO BESTMEET THE NEEDS OFOUR DIVERSECOMMUNITY."ON WHETHER TODEFUND THE POLICE"INVEST IN CREATIVEANDTRANSFORMATIVEJUSTICE PROCESSESTHAT ALLOW FORCOMMUNITYCONNECTION ANDHEALING OVERPUNISHMENT."OR DEFEND THEPOLICE.."THIS IS THE FIRSTCITY I'VE LIVED INWHERE POLICINGAND POLICEDEPARTMENT BOTHPHILOSOPHY ANDTHE WAY THE LAWENFORCEMENTPEOPLE WORK."FORMER MAYORBRENT COLES EVENSHOWING UP TOSPEAK HIS MIND."I HOPE YOU'REINCREASING PATROLCARS." "YOU NEEDOFFICERS, YOU NEEDRESPONSE.

WE'VEHAD SOME VERYUNFORTUNATEINCIDENTS IN OURCOMMUNITY."THE CITY ISPLANNING TO ADDFIVE ADDITIONALOFFICER POSITIONSIN FISCAL YEAR 2021.THIS PIE CHARTFROM CITY OF BOISEDOT ORG SHOWSTHEY'RE PROPOSING28.8% TO GOTOWARD POLICENEXT YEAR.THAT'S AN INCREASEFROM THE FISCALYEAR 20-20BUDGET.

WHICHALLOCATED 28.3%PERCENT.WHITNEY MESTELLE,FOUNDER OF NEWGROUP INCLUSIVEIDAHO, SAYS SHEHOPES BOISELEADERS WILLREALLOCATE SOMEOF THE FUNDINGAWAY FROM SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICERPOSITIONS ANDTOWARD MENTALHEALTH CARE."I'M NOT HERE TODAYTO TELL YOU GUYS ITHINK YOU'RE DOINGA TERRIBLE JOB, BUTI AM HERE TO TELLYOU I THINK WE CANDO BETTER."TESTIMONY FOR ANDAGAINSTRELATIVELY SPLITEVEN.CITY LEADERSDEFEND THEIRINCREASING INBUDGET TEXT BYEXPLAINING THAT IT'SPART OF A MULTIYEARBOOST TO MEETGROWING PUBLICSAFETY NEEDCAUSED BYPOPULATIONGROWTH.MADELINE WHITE.IDAHO NEWS 6.