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Fire Commission unanimously approves SFFD draft operating budget for submission
Summary
The Fire Commission voted unanimously to adopt the San Francisco Fire Department's draft operating budget for FY2021'23, while commissioners sought follow-up on Prop C funding for the Street Crisis Response Team, facility work orders, and fee revenue assumptions.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Fire Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to adopt the San Francisco Fire Department's draft operating budget for fiscal years 2021'23 and to forward it to the mayor's office.
Mark Corso, the department's finance and planning lead, described the budget context, telling commissioners that last year's COVID-related cuts mean "a lot of those solutions are not available for us this year" and that the mayor's office requested a 7.5% general fund reduction plus a 2.5% contingency. "For the fire department, that 7 and a half percent equates to about $6,000,000 and that 2 and a half percent is $2,000,000," Corso said.
Corso outlined limited flexibility because most departmental spending is personnel-related and said the department will continue to work with the mayor's office to find creative solutions. He noted potential avenues for funding the Street Crisis Response Team, including converting the program to a work order with the Department of Public Health using Proposition C special revenue funds.
After a commissioner Q&A on work orders, facility maintenance, community paramedic costs and anticipated fee impacts from COVID-era waivers, Commissioner Nakasho moved to adopt the budget. The motion was seconded and commissioners recorded unanimous approval.
The vote does not finalize allocations; Corso said the budget will continue to be refined in coordination with the mayor's office, the capital planning committee and the Board of Supervisors' budget hearings between June and July. Commissioners asked for ongoing briefings and a clear path for commissioners to advocate for add-backs or priority restorations during the citywide budget process.
Record of formal action: • Motion to adopt draft operating budget for FY2021'23 — moved by Commissioner Covington; seconded (record shows second recorded) — outcome: unanimous approval.
