Tonight’s bipartisan vote in support of Mayor Hogsett’s 2022 budget is the final step in adopting the comprehensive fiscal package outlined in August, one that reflects this Council’s commitment to public safety and quality of life for all Indianapolis residents.
Together with the Council’s September vote to approve the administration’s American Rescue Plan package, Indianapolis residents are going to see unprecedented investments in public safety efforts, neighborhood infrastructure, affordable housing, and trails and greenways.
Importantly, for the second consecutive year, the Council has placed equity at the center of our budget review process, so that each of these new investments also advances our common goal of eliminating inequities of race, place, and identity throughout our community.
From plans to 4x our crime prevention grant funding to putting 100 new police and 50 peacemakers on our streets to more than $200 million towards infrastructure, tonight’s vote is aimed to achieve 1 thing: the safety & well-being of the constituents it is our privilege to serve.