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SFPD previews $457.8 million FY2010 budget and warns of $36 million in cuts
Summary
At the Jan. 28 Police Commission meeting, CFO Kenneth Bukowski presented a preliminary FY2010 SFPD base budget of $457.8 million and said the department must find roughly $36 million in reductions amid a projected citywide deficit exceeding $500 million, with potential impacts on academy classes, civilian hiring and facilities.
At its Jan. 28, 2009 meeting, the San Francisco Police Commission heard a preliminary presentation of the San Francisco Police Department's FY2010 budget from Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Bukowski. "The department's 02/2010 base budget is $457,800,000," Bukowski told the commission, adding that approximately $353 million of that total is expected to come from the city's general fund.
Bukowski framed the presentation against what he described as a citywide budget shortfall, saying the city is "looking at over $500,000,000 deficit" for the coming year. To meet the mayor's requested reduction targets, he said the department was preparing plans that show a 12.5 percent cut (about $18.3…
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