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Supervisors vote 7-2 to put police staffing and deferred-retirement charter amendment on November ballot
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-2 on July 23 to call File No. 240544 from committee and submit a charter amendment on police staffing and a voluntary deferred-retirement option to the November ballot after a heated debate and public comment.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-2 on July 23 to call from the rules committee and send a proposed charter amendment (File No. 240544) on police staffing and a voluntary deferred-retirement option program to the November ballot.
The measure was called from committee so it can be considered by the full board at a second special meeting at 9:05 a.m. later the same morning. Supporters said following board rules was appropriate; opponents said the item was rushed and described broader concerns about committee process.
Supervisor Hillary Ronen, who said she resigned as rules committee chair over the issue, said she had initially signed on to the proposal but reversed course after reviewing it more closely. "When I first got the…
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