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Board approves 2008–09 budget after late amendments, rejects full public‑financing restoration
Summary
After lengthy debate and multiple amendments, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the consolidated 2008–09 city budget on first reading, approving a series of restorations and reserves while rejecting motions to fully restore $5 million from the public financing fund.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the consolidated annual appropriation and related budget measures for fiscal year 2008–09 on first reading after extensive debate and a series of last‑minute amendments.
The board approved the package, as amended, by a 9–2 vote on first reading. The adopted package included multiple cost‑neutral additions and targeted restorations made during the committee and full‑board process and placed some new items on reserve pending further planning.
The budget package sent forward today incorporated several high‑profile amendments that had been debated on the floor and in Budget & Finance. Among the motions approved were: reinstating a city hall fellow position in the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (approved unanimously in roll call as an amendment earlier in the meeting); reallocating $152,000 from an LGBT planning add‑back to a Bernal preschool planning allocation (motion approved on the floor); and placing $1,000,000 intended for a proposed…
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