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SFPD CFO outlines hiring plan and budget timeline as city forecasts $64 million shortfall
Summary
SFPD Chief Financial Officer Ken Bukowski presented a draft timeline and high-level overview of the department's FY 2007'08 budget, citing a citywide $64 million projected shortfall and a 3% reduction target (about $2.5 million for the department) while urging the commission to review a draft in late January.
Ken Bukowski, introduced to the Police Commission as the department's new chief financial officer, presented a high-level status report on preparing the San Francisco Police Department's 2007'08 budget and a timeline for commission review. Bukowski said the SFPD's budget is roughly $365 million, with about $33.7 million tied to airport operations and about 87% of expenditures in salary and fringe benefits. He characterized the department's capital budget as minimal (roughly $400,000) and said about 54% of the operating budget is devoted to patrol or field operations.
Bukowski told commissioners the mayor's budget office is projecting a citywide $64 million shortfall for the coming year and that all…
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