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Ethics Commission outlines budget priorities and warns staffing could be cut under mayor's 10%+ contingency plan
Summary
Acting Executive Director Gayatri Dighton Lau told the Ethics Commission that mayoral instructions to plan for a 10% cut plus a 5% contingency could mean roughly $1.3 million in reductions and potentially $1.6 million under contingency, forcing vacancies to remain open and risking layoffs in a worst-case scenario.
Acting Executive Director Gayatri Dighton Lau told the San Francisco Ethics Commission the office must plan for a 10% reduction plus a 5% contingency under mayoral budget instructions, translating to planning impacts of roughly $1.3 million and up to $1.6 million if contingency is included.
Lau said the commission's baseline operating budget is approximately $7,000,000 with about 30.5 funded positions out of 34 authorized positions and that staffing accounts for roughly 87% of operating costs. She said the commission also administers a separate election campaign…
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