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Fire Department presents draft operating budget and warns of reimbursement shortfalls
Summary
Department staff briefed the commission on a draft operating budget for FY2020'022, noting a mayoral 3.5% general-fund reduction target, a projected citywide $420 million deficit and structural EMS revenue shortfalls driven by Medicare/Medi-Cal reimbursement limits.
The San Francisco Fire Department presented its draft operating budget for fiscal years 2020'022 on Feb. 12 and asked the commission to approve submission of a budget proposal that does not meet the mayor's requested reductions. Director Mark Corso and finance staff walked commissioners through timelines, assumptions and several areas of pressure including EMS revenue, staffing and deferred capital needs.
Corso said the mayor's office requested a 3.5% reduction in general fund support, an instruction tied to a projected $420 million citywide deficit over the next two years. For the department, Corso said 3.5%…
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