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Board narrowly backs interim city budget after heated debate over police funding and vote threshold
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved interim budget ordinances for fiscal years 2020–21 and 2021–22 after an extended debate over police staffing increases, legal advice about unanimous votes, and how the interim measure limits new spending for the coming quarter.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 23 to adopt interim budget measures that provide three months of spending authority while the city crafts a final budget for fiscal year 2020–21.
The measures — items 19 through 21 on the agenda — appropriate estimated receipts and expenditures, enumerate positions for the coming fiscal years and approve the interim operating budget for the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure. The board approved item 19 (the interim appropriation ordinance) and items 20–21 (salary ordinance and successor-agency interim budget) by roll call, each vote recorded as 11 ayes.
Why it matters: San Francisco faces a multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar projected shortfall for the coming two fiscal years. The interim budget gives the city authority to pay bills immediately but limits new…
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