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Board adopts departmental budgets and reserves funds for a potential database upgrade
Summary
The Board of Appeals adopted its fiscal-year 2017-18 and 2018-19 budget proposals, agreed to use part of its rainy-day reserve (about $900,000 on hand) to avoid surcharge increases, and approved a potential allocation from reserves for a database/management-system upgrade.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted to adopt departmental budgets for fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19 and to permit use of part of the board's reserve fund to cover potential costs, including a possible upgrade to the office's appeals database.
Executive Director Cynthia Goldstein presented revenue and expenditure projections, noting appeal volume projections of roughly 144 appeals for the year and a projected surplus. She said surcharges account for the bulk of revenue and that the board's rainy-day reserve currently holds close to $900,000. Goldstein said the controller's office preferred using reserves to offset any shortfall and avoid raising surcharge rates.
Commissioners discussed the prospect of a management-system/database upgrade to improve appeals processing. A ballpark estimate cited in the hearing for initial design and the first year's licensing was roughly $600,000; commissioners supported allocating reserve funds for a potential RFP and implementation subject to further cost review.
Commissioner Rick Swig moved to adopt the budgets with the addition of a possible allocation from the reserve fund for a database upgrade; the motion carried. The board asked staff to return with detailed costs and implementation plans before executing any contract.
