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Budget chair proposes holding overtime and non‑personnel growth in reserve, seeks 10% salary reserve
Summary
Chair Supervisor Connie Chan asked the Budget & Appropriations Committee to hold proposed growth in overtime and non‑personnel spending in reserve and to place 10% of elected officials’ and department heads’ salaries in reserve, proposing release only after the city’s five‑year financial plan and a full‑board hearing.
Chair Supervisor Connie Chan on June 21 proposed a trio of budget controls intended to curb fiscal growth and force a public process before re‑spending recent midyear cuts. Chan told the Budget & Appropriations Committee she would introduce three motions for the board to consider at a later hearing: to appropriate savings identified by the Budget and Legislative Analyst (BLA) into a reserve fund for deliberative reallocation; to place 10% of the salaries of elected officials and department heads into a reserve; and to place the growth in overtime and in non‑personnel services spending on reserve pending the city’s annual five‑year financial plan and a full‑board vote.
Why it matters: Chan said the measures are not permanent…
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