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SFPD budget briefing: mayor asks for 8% cuts; department to submit two versions
Summary
CFO Bukowski told the Police Commission the city projects a $229 million deficit and asked departments for an 8% reduction plus a 5% contingency; SFPD will submit both a cut-compliant budget and an alternative showing essential priorities such as academy classes and civilianization.
The San Francisco Police Department told the Police Commission on Dec. 5 that the city is projecting a $229 million shortfall for fiscal 2008-09 and has asked departments for target reductions. Director Bukowski, the department's chief fiscal officer, said SFPD would prepare two submissions: one that conforms to the mayor's 8% reduction request plus a 5% contingency, and a second spreadsheet that lists additional priorities (including academy classes) that the department…
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