Clone of FBC Member Voting Form for FY27 Recommendations

FY 2027 Draft Budget Recommendations

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For each Issue Area, please review the list of recommendations and summaries, included as clickable links (eg "Community Safety Asks and Summaries"). When you open the summaries doc, jotform will save any previous answers you've submitted: no worries). Then, let us know how much of a priority each ask is to you/your org/your community. For each ask listed, you must indicate a priority level. If the ask is not a priority for you or your community, please indicate that in the table. If there are any asks you would like to block, please indicate that in the space provided at the end of that section. Once you indicate the priority levels for each drafted budget ask in our 6 Issue Areas, please read the acknowledgement and click "submit form"
Community Safety Recommendations

CLICK HERE to view draft Community Safety budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Increase Funding for Domestic Violence Programming and Prevention, to Meet Increased Need
2. Fund DC’s Children’s Advocacy Center, Safe Shores

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Economic Justice Recommendations

CLICK HERE for draft Economic Justice budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Fund and Protect Access to Justice; and Protect Civil Rights for DC Residents
2. Fund the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (SETF)
3. No Cuts to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; Protect 14,000 DC families from Losing Vital Benefits
4. Fund Free Metro Buses for DC Residents (Families, Workers, Seniors, Whole-Community)
5. Invest in our Youth: Raise the Summer Youth Employment Pay to DC Minimum Wage

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Education Recommendations

CLICK HERE for draft Education budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Fully Sustain and Expand the DC Child Care Subsidy Program to Serve More Families
2. Invest in Teacher Retention to Improve School Success
3. Fully Fund the Pay Equity Fund, a Powerful Program to Strengthen and Stabilize Early Childhood Education
4. Invest in Equitable Access for High Quality Out of School Time Programs for Children and Youth
5. Fund an Improved Safe Passages Program for Children and Youth
6. Expand the Community Schools Model
7. Launch a Website to Support Student Post-Secondary Success in Career, College, and Training
8. Maintain Funding for the School-Based Behavioral Health Program

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Fair Taxes and Public Deals Recommendations

CLICK HERE for draft Fair Taxes and Public Deals budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Enact a Business Activity Tax (BAT) to Close a Loophole for Wealthy Businesses that Don’t Pay Taxes in DC
2. Create a Dedicated Revenue Stream for WMATA by Taxing the Value of the Land Near High-Value Public Transportation (“Land Value Tax”)
3. Create a One-time “Polluters Pay” Tax on Major Fossil Fuel Producers to Fund DC’s Response to Extreme Weather Caused by Climate Change
4. Protect and Fully Fund the DC Child Tax Credit
5. Improve the Taxation of Wealth
6. Increase Income Taxes on the Highest DC Earners
7. Eliminate the Heavy Sales Taxes for Street Vendors

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Food Access Recommendations

CLICK HERE to view Food Access draft budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Build a Ward 8 Community Food Hub and Food First Responders Platform
2. Redirect Surplus Food to Food-Insecure Residents

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Health Justice Recommendations

CLICK HERE to view draft Health Justice budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Improve the Alliance and Medicaid/Basic Health Plan Programs
2. Restore the Child and Adolescent Mobile Psychiatric Service (ChAMPS) Program to Care for our Youth
3. Restart the Managed Care Organization (MCO) Behavioral Health Carve-in Process so DC Pays Directly for Residents’ Behavioral Health Care
4. Create a Medicaid Buy-in Option for District Residents with Long-Term Disabilities
5. Increase Funding for Assertive Community Treatment to Cover Mental Health Rehabilitation for DC Residents
6. Increase Funding to the Department of Buildings (DOB) to Better Protect Tenants and Families from Housing Violations and Health Risks
7. Fund and Protect the Behavioral Health Court Urgent Care Clinic at the DC Superior Court
8. Expand DC’s Capacity to Conduct Mold Inspections and Remediation across the District

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
Housing Security Recommendations

CLICK HERE for draft Housing Security budget recs and summaries

Please indicate how high of a priority each recommendation is for you/your org and the communities you serve? *

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	Block (Vote Against)
1. Fund and Expand DC’s Youth Homelessness System
2. Invest in Public Housing Repairs
3. End Encampment Clearings and Fund Storage Options
4. Reallocate Police Funds to Fund the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
5. End Chronic and Family Homelessness
6. Invest in Expanding Hearings and Oversight to Ensure Tenant Safety
7. Fund Expansion of the Nuisance Abatement Fund to Enable Swift Housing Code Violation Repairs

Are there any recommendations in this section that you would vote to block? If so, which one(s) and *you must explain* why?
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Acknowledgement I understand that these Budget asks have not yet been released as part of Fair Budget Coalition's official platform, and that our Coalition's ability to advocate strategically depends on my discretion.

I also understand that my intentional input, above, will help determine which Budget Policy priorities become a part of our FY27 Budget Platform and advocacy in this season.
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FY 2027 Draft Budget Recommendations