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Police finance chief warns of academy pause and possible layoffs as SFPD trims budget
Summary
Interim SFPD CFO Deborah Landis told the Police Commission Feb. 16 that the department has identified roughly $8.5 million toward an initial 10% reduction but lacks a clear plan for a second 10% contingency; she and the chief warned that if required the department would not refill retirements and could lay off about 185 officers for FY2011–12.
At a Feb. 16 meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission, Deborah Landis, the interim chief financial officer for the police department, said the department’s proposed 2011–12 budget includes about $2.5 million in expected grants and a series of midyear reductions but still faces a gap if the mayor’s office requires a second, contingency 10% cut.
"We have taken over permitting for garages from the fire department and it looks like we're gonna get a million dollars from it," Landis told commissioners, and she said the department has identified roughly $8.5 million toward the initial 10% target but would need about $11.3 million to meet a full 20% reduction including…
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