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Budget panel agrees to cut most police academy classes and phases overtime reductions
Summary
After hours of debate, the Budget Committee agreed to cut three of four planned SFPD academy classes (chief to retain one), implement a phased overtime reduction (25% this fiscal year, 50% next fiscal year), and to place some second‑year savings in reserve while exploring civilianization and transition of homelessness duties off police.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee reached a series of compromises aimed at reducing sworn staffing growth and large discretionary overtime spending in the police department while protecting near‑term operations.
In a negotiated package, supervisors agreed to eliminate three of four academy classes that were in the proposed budget and to allow Chief of Police to retain a single class (the chief indicated preference for keeping the fall class and shifting it to January). The committee also agreed to phased overtime reductions so as not to abruptly eliminate mandatory overtime needs: a 25% cut to this…
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