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Planning Department warns of $3.7 million fee shortfall, proposes furloughs and staff reassignments
Summary
Planning Department staff told the commission the department faces an estimated $3.7 million fee‑revenue shortfall this fiscal year and outlined a package of revenue and expenditure changes that includes voluntary one‑week unpaid time, selective hiring, delayed fills, and shifting staff to grant‑funded projects.
A presentation to the San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 4 laid out a rapidly changing revenue picture for the Planning Department and upcoming choices about staffing and long‑range work.
Alicia Jean Baptiste, planning department staff, told commissioners that building permits and environmental review make up roughly three‑quarters of the department’s fee revenue and that the department is highly sensitive to shifts in the real‑estate cycle. Early data show a sharp decline in application volumes: building‑permit volume in the first quarter was about 19% lower than the same period last year and environmental review filings are down roughly 60% from a few years ago, staff said.
Based on current trends, the department projects an $3.7 million fee revenue shortfall for this fiscal year—about an 18%…
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