Budget committee forwards mayoral budgets for multiple departments with BLA reductions
May 25, 2022 | San Francisco County, California
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The Budget and Appropriations Committee voted May 25 to forward mayoral budget proposals for several city departments to the full Board with positive recommendations, largely adopting recommendations from the Budget & Legislative Analyst (BLA).
Dan Goncher of the BLA told the committee the office recommended targeted reductions to multiple department budgets, including $7,468,405 in reductions to the Airport Commission budget for FY22–23 (of which $5,313,824 are ongoing and $2,154,581 one-time) and $6,011,839 for FY23–24. "Our recommendations for the airport are contained on page 3 of our report," Goncher said, adding the reductions would still allow a FY23–24 increase of about $145 million (12.6%). Airport budget director Denise Payton said the airport agreed with the BLA recommendations.
The committee also accepted BLA reductions for the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) — including $418,950 in FY22–23 reductions — and heard BLA summaries for the Port, San Francisco Public Library and the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Lampert, representing the library, described a proposed $1,002,647 annual grant from the Friends & Foundation to support summer programs, branch grants and equity initiatives.
Committee members pressed SFPUC officials and the BLA on staffing and vacancy assumptions. The BLA summarized SFPUC-wide recommended reductions of $4,268,603 for FY22–23 (about $3.47 million ongoing) and $3,730,071 for FY23–24. PUC staff and the controller's office emphasized that budgeted salary savings and attrition remain within the PUC until the Board approves reallocation.
Chair Supervisor Hillary Ronan said the committee's intent is to accept the department budgets with the BLA adjustments and directed the controller to note that intention for the record. Where formal vote records were taken on specific agenda files, the committee forwarded those items to the full Board with rolls showing ayes as recorded in the clerk's roll-call.
Dan Goncher of the BLA told the committee the office recommended targeted reductions to multiple department budgets, including $7,468,405 in reductions to the Airport Commission budget for FY22–23 (of which $5,313,824 are ongoing and $2,154,581 one-time) and $6,011,839 for FY23–24. "Our recommendations for the airport are contained on page 3 of our report," Goncher said, adding the reductions would still allow a FY23–24 increase of about $145 million (12.6%). Airport budget director Denise Payton said the airport agreed with the BLA recommendations.
The committee also accepted BLA reductions for the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) — including $418,950 in FY22–23 reductions — and heard BLA summaries for the Port, San Francisco Public Library and the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Lampert, representing the library, described a proposed $1,002,647 annual grant from the Friends & Foundation to support summer programs, branch grants and equity initiatives.
Committee members pressed SFPUC officials and the BLA on staffing and vacancy assumptions. The BLA summarized SFPUC-wide recommended reductions of $4,268,603 for FY22–23 (about $3.47 million ongoing) and $3,730,071 for FY23–24. PUC staff and the controller's office emphasized that budgeted salary savings and attrition remain within the PUC until the Board approves reallocation.
Chair Supervisor Hillary Ronan said the committee's intent is to accept the department budgets with the BLA adjustments and directed the controller to note that intention for the record. Where formal vote records were taken on specific agenda files, the committee forwarded those items to the full Board with rolls showing ayes as recorded in the clerk's roll-call.
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