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Ethics Commission outlines priorities as mayor’s budget instructions call for 15% cut and hiring freeze
Summary
Executive Director Pat Ford told the commission the department must prepare a budget reflecting a 15% reduction for FY26–27 and described program priorities, staffing levels and constraints from a new mayoral hiring freeze.
Pat Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Ethics Commission, presented the commission’s budget landscape Jan. 17 and asked commissioners for input as staff prepares a formal proposal to submit to the mayor’s budget office in February.
Ford said the commission’s current operating budget for fiscal year 2025 is $6,750,000 and the department has 29 funded positions, all currently filled. The mayor’s budget instructions issued under the incoming administration set a target of a 15% reduction…
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