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Director warns of budget cuts as she cites $20.3M in savings from negotiated rates
Summary
Director Catherine Dodd told the board the proposed analyst cuts total $339,000 in year one but said negotiated rate changes and claim stabilization reduce the HSS budget by about 3.7%, saving roughly $20.3 million overall; she urged board support at upcoming budget hearings.
Director Catherine Dodd outlined staffing and budget developments tied to the 2015 rate negotiations and the mayors and Board of Supervisors proposed adjustments. Dodd said one round of analyst cuts reduced the proposed funding by $339,000 in year one and described reclassification of some vacant positions by the budget analyst.
Dodd presented the net fiscal result of the boards negotiations and rate decisions as a saving to the city: "We are saving the city $20,300,000 in overall...we're decreasing our budget," she told commissioners. She asked board members for support at the upcoming Budget and Finance Committee hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. the next Monday and described concerns about the ability to complete eMERGE programming work if reclassified positions are not restored.
CFO Pamela Levin provided a financial snapshot as of 04/30/2013 showing a projected trust year‑end balance of approximately $94.9 million (down $3.5 million from last month) and a projected general fund administrative year end balance of $505,000. Levin said the agency paid about $154,000 in 2013 ACO incentives so far and expected finalization of those numbers under $300,000.
Public commenters urged the board to press supervisors and budget analysts to preserve HSS capacity, noting the agencys multimillion‑dollar savings for the city and the potential effects of cuts on operations and member services.
