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Ethics Commission objects to proposed cuts, authorizes budget submission with commitment to seek added resources
Summary
The Ethics Commission debated the FY2022 budget request on Jan. 11, approved submitting a mayor-compliant budget while formally objecting to proposed cuts, and delegated a public statement/letter to the chair and Commissioner Chu to press for funding to preserve investigative, training and administrative capacity.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Monday debated a proposed FY2022 operating budget that would raise its request to $6.5 million but must be submitted to the mayor in a format reflecting the mayor27s requested reductions. Director Sharon Pelham told the commission the $6.5 million ask would add eight positions and expand training, investigative capacity and program performance work, while absorbing the mayor's mandated 7.5% cut plus a 2.5% contingency would require painful reductions.
Commissioners pressed for practical detail about what would be lost under the mayor27s scenario and…
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