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Board approves $39.5 million DPH reallocation to overtime after concerns about understaffing
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to de-appropriate $39,500,000 from Department of Public Health permanent positions and re-appropriate the funds to overtime, drawing criticism that the shift replaces planned hiring of nurses and technicians with temporary staffing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12 approved an ordinance reallocating $39,500,000 from permanent salaries and fringe benefits to overtime within the Department of Public Health to support projected overtime costs.
Supervisor Safaie (District 11) severed the item for discussion and criticized the reallocation as a sign of mismanagement by the mayor's administration. "This $39,500,000 was designated to hire nurses, nurse assistants and medical technicians — mainly in Laguna Honda and SF General," Safaie said, adding that the funds were intended to…
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