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Supervisors approve public defender ordinance after contested vote over new positions
Summary
The Board approved an ordinance amending an earlier appropriation to create ongoing public defender positions after supervisors debated whether temporary salary funds had been used to fill permanent roles; the measure passed 6-4.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 24 approved an ordinance (Item 15 on the agenda) amending a prior appropriation to fund ongoing public defender positions after a contentious discussion over whether the positions were originally authorized as contractual services or as permanent civil-service posts.
Supervisor Ma asked for clarification and moved to rescind an earlier vote after she learned the roster and the committee record did not reflect her intention.…
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