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Fire Department faces cumulative budget cuts as city projects large deficit
Summary
Director Mark Corso told the commission the city faces a projected deficit and asked departments to prepare for 7.5% reductions (about $6M) plus an additional 2.5% contingency; commissioners pressed for clarity on service impacts, revenue options and timelines.
Mark Corso, Deputy Director of Finance and Planning, presented an overview of the San Francisco Fire Department's operating budget and the timeline for departmental and mayoral review. Corso said the city is "looking at over $650,000,000 projected deficit" and that departments have been asked to reduce their general-fund amounts by 7.5% and to propose a 2.5% contingency, which he described as roughly $6 million and an additional $2 million respectively for the department if treated…
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