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Board adopts two-year budget package, approves dozens of ordinances and resolutions
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted the city and county two‑year budget package (items 2–23) and a raft of associated ordinances and resolutions, approving a range of spending priorities and matching the mayor on several items. Roll-call votes were recorded for the budget package and multiple standing items.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 24 adopted the fiscal-year 2012–13 and 2013–14 budget package and approved a series of related ordinances and resolutions that together comprise the city’s two‑year spending plan.
What passed: Items 2 through 23 on the agenda — the city’s two‑year budget ordinance and companion salary, appropriation, fee and trust-fund measures, and many service contracts — were reported as adopted by the board. Several items were adopted by unanimous “same house, same call” agreement; the full package (items 2–23) was approved on a roll-call vote that recorded 11 ayes.
Key features: Supervisors and committee chairs emphasized investments in public safety (police academy classes, fire academy training), renewed support for the city’s school district (direct city support and rainy‑day reserve allocations), funding for small businesses (payroll tax exemption and revolving loan funds), neighborhood commercial revitalization, and program restores such as recreation, parks and HIV/AIDS services. The two‑year format aims to provide greater multi‑year planning certainty.
Votes and formal actions at the meeting: The board took recorded roll-call votes on several headline items. - The combined FY2012–13/FY2013–14 budget package (Items 2–23, as amended) was adopted on a roll‑call vote: 11 ayes, 0 noes. - Item 24 (ordinance calling a special election and authorizing a $195,000,000 parks and waterfront bond question) passed on roll call: 11 ayes.
Other items: The board also approved a package of ordinances and resolutions on fees, plan‑review changes, park user fees, and multiple contract awards (items 26–43 and beyond) by unanimous “same house, same call” sequences; a handful of items were referred back to committees (for example, one liquor-license transfer was re‑referred to City Operations).
Why it matters: The two‑year budget includes targeted new spending for neighborhood capital, public safety training classes, and social services — and it represents the board’s priorities matched to revenue assumptions. The adoption moves multiple programs from concept to funded work and authorizes contracts and fee changes required to implement the city’s operating plan.
Ending: The board’s budget vote concludes a weeks‑long committee and floor process; supervisors noted the continuing public priorities and directed staff to work on implementation details and to return as required by law for technical follow-ups.
