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CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IN <br />Structural Budget Highlights <br />•Full staffing level of officers (+8 from 2022) <br />•Real time crime center operations (new crime analysts) <br />•Rebuilding Our Streets plan fully funded <br />•$300k for mental health (in addition to ~$1.3M in 2023, ~$1.3M in 2024 from ARP for crisis response center) <br />•New neighborhood plans for LaSalle Park and River Park <br />•Additional alley maintenance capacity (2 new positions and grading machine) <br />•Tree planting matching fund initiative ($50k) <br />•Doubling of traffic calming funding in structural budget ($800k in 2023) <br />•Major water and sewer capital projects discussed during rates <br />•Completion of athletic court repairs ($600k in addition to $1.6M in ARP) <br />•$2M net ($6M total) for Dream Center in addition to $11.1M in ARP <br />•Funding for Ethnic Fest ($300k) <br />•New inspectors to boost RSVP, code programs <br />•Continued investments in Climate Action Plan <br />•Revamped VPA structure, emphasizing community programming and new arts equity position <br />•Targeted wage increases for hard to recruit positions