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Commissioners press SFPD for a staffing plan after chief warns of hundreds of retirements
Summary
Commissioners asked the San Francisco Police Department to present a data-driven five-year staffing and budget plan after Chief Sir said roughly 85 officers could retire by July and 350–400 could leave within four years under DROP.
Commissioners pressed the San Francisco Police Department on March 28 for a comprehensive staffing and attrition briefing after Chief Sir said the department faces a wave of retirements tied to DROP.
Commissioner Petro De Jesus requested a focused presentation on attrition and a five-year planning scenario to help the commission and mayor’s budget office prepare. "I would like to meet with somebody from the department... to talk about putting a presentation that's comprehensive that talks about the attrition rate and how it relates to the city," De Jesus said.
Chief Sir told the commission his estimate of the near-term impact: "So somewhere in the ballpark of 350 to 400 officers that were here at the beginning of last year that will not be here within 4 years," and he said roughly 85 officers are expected to leave by July 1. The chief said the department has balanced staffing reductions across units but warned that replacing experienced officers takes one to three years.
Commissioners agreed the issue should be scheduled for follow-up and asked the department to provide exact counts of officers eligible for retirement, attrition projections by district and possible recruitment or retention options. The commission asked staff to calendar a budget/attrition presentation and set a target date for the follow-up.
