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Supermajority approved reallocation of homelessness gross-receipts revenues after divided vote on a key section
Summary
The board passed an ordinance to reallocate roughly $34.8 million in prior appropriated revenue and unappropriated interest from the homelessness gross receipts tax fund; a divided roll call on a discrete portion of the ordinance produced an 8–3 vote before the remainder passed unanimously.
San Francisco — The Board of Supervisors on July 22 adopted an ordinance authorizing the reallocation of previously appropriated revenue and earned interest in the city’s homelessness gross receipts tax fund and expanded the types and amounts of services eligible for that money.
The ordinance (item 25 on the July 22 agenda) authorizes the city to reallocate approximately $34,800,000 in prior appropriated revenue and unappropriated earned interest to allow use of homelessness gross receipts tax revenues through fiscal year 2026–27 for specified homelessness services. The ordinance also authorizes expansion of up to $19,100,000 of additional revenues and interest for eligible programs and temporarily suspends limits on funding for short-term rental subsidies when future revenue and interest exceed amounts appropriated in the adopted budgets.
Why it mattered on the floor: Because the item involves use of funds governed by the city’s Business and Tax Regulations Code, the item required a supermajority vote of at least eight supervisors to pass. Board members divided the ordinance for separate votes, as they had previously, and the floor recorded an 8–3 vote on the divided portion followed by a unanimous 11–0 vote on the remaining balance.
How the votes broke down: - Divided portion (section 4 of the ordinance): The clerk called the roll on the divided segment of the ordinance (section 4, described on the floor as page 5 line 22 through page 6 line 6). The clerk announced: “There are 8 ayes and 3 nos with supervisors Fielder, Walton, and Chen voting no.” The board then certified that “Section 4 of the ordinance is finally passed.”
- Remaining balance (rest of the ordinance): The clerk then called the roll on the remaining balance, which the board approved with 11 ayes. The clerk recorded: “There are 11 ayes.” With both the divided portion and the remaining balance passing, the ordinance as a whole was finally passed.
What supervisors said on the floor: The board’s brief floor exchange prior to the votes included Supervisor Fielder asking for the same divided vote to be taken that had been used previously; the supervisor said only, “Thank you. I just wanted to make sure that that was gonna happen again. Thanks.” The clerk’s roll calls provide the recorded vote counts.
Legal and procedural context: The ordinance cites the Business and Tax Regulations Code and was read on the final-reading calendar. Because the item proposes altering the allowable uses of funds from a voter- or ordinance-established gross-receipts source, the board treated the item as a divided-question final-reading matter and followed the supermajority requirement recorded by the clerk.
What happens next: The ordinance’s reallocation authority and temporary suspensions are effective upon final passage unless otherwise specified; administrative departments will implement the reallocation consistent with the terms and conditions enumerated in the ordinance and in compliance with existing program rules and entitlement constraints.
Ending: With the votes recorded, the city will be able to apply the reallocated gross-receipts revenues and interest to the additional homelessness services described in the ordinance. The clerk’s roll calls constitute the board’s official vote record.
