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LAFCO approves expanded budget option contingent on city funds
Summary
The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission on May 15 approved an expanded FY2020–21 budget option that would add staff and program funding, with any increase contingent on the City & County’s final budget. Commissioners voted 4–0 to send Option 1 forward and asked staff to revisit the plan after the city’s budget is adopted.
The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission voted May 15 to approve a proposed budget that would expand LAFCO’s staff and program capacity if the City & County of San Francisco provides additional funds.
Chair Sandra Lee Feuer moved to approve Budget Option 1 — which LAFCO staff described as an increase that would fund two full-time positions, a public‑bank consultant, expanded labor research and a communications plan — with the recommendation that any increase be contingent on the city’s final budget. Commissioner Matt Haney seconded the motion and the clerk recorded four ayes, approving the motion.
Executive Director Brian Goble presented two choices to commissioners: Option 1, a total request “just under $784,000,” and Option 2, a status‑quo budget that relies on the statutorily required general‑fund allocation (Goble said the general‑fund allocation in practice has been about $298,000). Goble told the commission that LAFCO had raised $365,000 from five foundations this fiscal year to support special studies and that a nearly $200,000 work order from Clean Power SF is secure for the coming year.
Goble and commissioners stressed budget timing uncertainty. Because the city’s overall budget process was delayed, Goble said LAFCO would operate on a status‑quo budget from July 1 through Sept. 30 and that any added general‑fund allocation could take effect no earlier than Oct. 1. Chair Feuer told commissioners she supported Option 1 while making increases contingent on the Mayor’s and Board of Supervisors’ final decisions.
Public commenters who called in expressed support for additional funding for a public‑bank task force and for continued research on on‑demand workers. Goble said he would return with a refined sequencing plan for implementing the recommendations and with any adjustments required once the city budget is finalized.
Next steps: Commissioners asked Goble to coordinate with city departments and supervisors and to return with a prioritized implementation plan and a final budget adjustment after the City & County budget is adopted.
