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Rules committee forwards ordinance to let city employees donate to Firefighters and EMS Behavioral Health Foundation via payroll deduction
Summary
The San Francisco Rules Committee voted unanimously to send to the full Board an ordinance that would add the San Francisco Firefighters and EMS Behavioral Health Foundation to the city payroll-deduction program, following public testimony from firefighters and union representatives about gaps in behavioral-health support.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on Monday voted to forward to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance to add the San Francisco Firefighters and EMS Behavioral Health Foundation to the city’s payroll-deduction program for employee donations.
The measure, which would amend chapter 16, article 5 of the Administrative Code to permit city officers and employees to make voluntary donations to the foundation by payroll deduction, was moved forward with a positive recommendation and no objections.
The legislation’s sponsor, Supervisor Madeline, told the committee the code already permits employees to use payroll deduction to support credit unions, employee associations and local charitable funds, and that adding the Behavioral Health Foundation would let San Francisco firefighters, paramedics and EMTs contribute…
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