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Police CFO warns of $90M–$125M city shortfall; SFPD tasked with $8.84M mid‑year reduction target

San Francisco Police Commission · November 12, 2008
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Summary

Ken Bukowski, SFPD CFO, told the commission the city faces an estimated $90M–$125M shortfall and that the Mayor's Budget Office has identified $75M of mid‑year reductions across departments; the SFPD's initial mid‑year reduction target is $8.84M, mostly challenging given personnel-driven costs and hiring/requisition constraints.

Ken Bukowski, the department CFO, briefed the commission on Nov. 12 about a developing city fiscal shortfall for the current fiscal year. Bukowski said the Mayor’s Budget Office and Controller estimate a revenue shortfall in the $90 million to $125 million range for fiscal 2008–09 and asked departments to identify about $75 million in mid‑year reductions across city government. For the Police Department, the identified mid‑year reduction target is $8.84 million.

Bukowski explained…

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