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Board prioritizes potential mid‑year cost‑of‑doing‑business funding for nonprofit contracts; vote 7–4
Summary
The Board adopted a nonbinding resolution to prioritize a possible supplemental appropriation for nonprofit cost-of-doing-business increases, amid debate over budget process timing; the measure passed 7–4.
The Board of Supervisors adopted a nonbinding resolution expressing the board’s intent to prioritize a supplemental appropriation during fiscal year 2014–15 for cost‑of‑doing‑business increases for nonprofit organizations that contract with the city. The measure passed after a divided debate, with seven supervisors voting aye and four voting no.
Supervisor Campos introduced the resolution, citing advocates’ concerns that nonprofit workers had gone without cost‑of‑living adjustments. Supporters said the city should plan to help low‑wage nonprofit staff who deliver services to vulnerable residents. Opponents said they supported the goal but questioned using a mid‑year resolution outside the normal budget process; Supervisor Wiener and others said the board should handle such priorities through the budget calendar and that the resolution set an uncomfortable precedent.
Supervisor Marr and other sponsors argued the board had a responsibility to act given long delays in nonprofit cost adjustments and growing housing‑affordability pressures on low‑wage workers. After discussion the board took a roll‑call vote: seven ayes (Marr, Yi, Avalos, Campos, Chu, Cohen, Kim) and four noes (Tang, Wiener, Breed, Farrell). The clerk announced the resolution was adopted.
The resolution is nonbinding and states intent to prioritize funds if and when the board considers a supplemental appropriation later in the fiscal year. Several supervisors stressed that any actual spending would require a formal appropriation and a future ordinance.
