Board roundup: payroll tax change, library and other items pass; taxi and AT&T matters continued

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors handled a broad set of items on May 24, approving several ordinances and resolutions, continuing others for later hearings and scheduling additional public meetings. Key actions included passing a payroll-tax exclusion ordinance, approving several airport and public-health items, and continuing high-profile matters such as a taxi-fare resolution and an AT&T network appeal for further review.

Major approvals and first readings - Item 9: The board adopted an ordinance creating a payroll expense tax exclusion for stock-based compensation as recommended by the Budget and Finance Committee. Roll call: 8 ayes, 3 noes (roll recorded in the clerk’s minutes). - Item 10: An ordinance appropriating approximately $1.9 million from the general fund reserve and $360,000 from the library preservation fund for…