The D.C. Council on Tuesday could cut four weeks from Mayor Adrian Fenty’s summer jobs program to keep the price tag in check, even as more than 22,000 youth prepare to start in a few weeks.

An emergency resolution offered by Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry, and backed by Chairman Vincent Gray, would clip the Summer Youth Employment Program from 10 to six weeks. Under a 10-week schedule, the program is expected to cost the city $46 million, double its original budget.