San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is asking the City Council to consider redirecting the remaining funds for the city's Ready to Work program back to the city budget.

The program was funded through a dedicated one-eighth-cent sales tax that was approved by voters which provides education, job training and career placement services to residents pursuing high-demand jobs.

But with the city facing a $158 million budget deficit going into fiscal year 2028, Jones said waiting to act is not an option, and city leadership must look at cuts and possibly raising taxes to address the city's money issue.