Sheriff oversight office presented flat budget; $200,000 cut requested amid hiring freeze

Nicole Armstrong, chief operating officer at the Department of Police Accountability, presented a budget update for the Sheriff’s Department Office of Inspector General during the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board’s special meeting on Jan. 24, 2025. Armstrong said the office is proposing a flat base budget for fiscal year 2025 and noted a requested $200,000 reduction to the OIG’s general-fund allocation as part of citywide budget instructions.

The presentation said the OIG’s agreed base budget is $1,417,530 and that, at present, two city-funded positions are available to the office: the inspector general position and a clerk of the board (position 8173). Armstrong told the board that the mayor’s instructions this year emphasize maintaining core city services, reducing unsheltered…