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Planning Department outlines budget plan, readies short‑term rental registration

San Francisco Planning Commission · January 22, 2015
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Summary

The San Francisco Planning Department presented its proposed FY2015–17 budget and work program and announced that short‑term rental registration and enforcement will begin Feb. 2 after the legislation takes effect Feb. 1. The department plans temporary hires and 12–14 new FTEs over two years to address application backlogs and administer the short‑term rental program.

The San Francisco Planning Department told the Planning Commission on Jan. 22 that it expects to submit a proposed FY2015–16 budget to the Mayor by Feb. 23 and will not pursue a separate supplemental request this year. Director John Ram said an active permitting pipeline and sustained fee revenue make a modest surplus available to fund temporary requisitions that convert to permanent positions in the next budget cycle.

Keith DeMartini, the Department’s finance and IT manager, said the budget anticipates a small overall surplus driven by a higher mix of large, fee‑generating applications…

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