FEDERAL FUNDING APPROVED FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM; PANELS GO ON TO BOOST MONEY WITHOUT SHARE FROM CITY BUDGET.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Daily News Staff Writer Questioning the use of federal block grant funds to finance human service programs, two city panels Friday agreed nonetheless to continue providing money for the L.A. Best after-school program and even authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: more money to expand the program. After a tumultuous three-hour session in which Councilman Mike Hernandez strongly criticized Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. for failing to provide any money from the city's general fund for the program, the two panels decided to give L.A. Best $1.6 million for the coming year. ``I don't think we should be funding all our human services programs with this money,'' Hernandez said of the federal Community Development Block Grants program. ``I think we have to have the debate when we discuss the general fund on what role the city should play and how much of this money should be used for those programs.'' Hernandez had wanted to cut to $750,000 the amount coming from federal grants, with the city's general fund making up the remaining amount. But Deputy Mayor Jennifer Roth, who oversees the budget for Riordan, said there are no plans to provide for that in the budget for the coming year. Also, Councilman Richard Alatorre Richard Alatorre is a politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Alatorre has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was the first Latino to serve on the council in 23 years. said the city had to be prepared to deal with a projected $50 million shortfall Shortfall The amount by which the capital required to fulfill a financial obligation exceeds available capital. Notes: Shortfall risk is often combated with an efficient hedging strategy created by a fund, group, institution, or individual. in the coming fiscal year. ``I'm prepared to try to get general fund money for L.A. Best, but we also have to be aware that we will have some major problems to deal with,'' Alatorre said. The decision to add three other schools to the program came at the request of Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. , who was out Friday, recovering from back surgery. Hernandez said she had asked that money be set aside to begin the popular after-school program at the three campuses. |
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