Budget & Finance Committee advances overtime appropriations, grants, port waiver and SFO roof grant to full Board

San Francisco ' The Budget and Finance Committee on May 3 voted to forward a set of budget and grant measures to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations, including overtime appropriations for several departments, multiple public‑health and housing grants, an amendment to an HIV services agreement, a Port tenant‑improvement waiver and acceptance of a potential Federal Aviation Administration grant to fund part of the San Francisco International Airport's international terminal roof replacement.

Key outcomes and context

- Overtime appropriations (Item 1): The committee forwarded an ordinance that shifts roughly $62.3 million from permanent salaries to overtime and requests additional appropriations across departments including Fire, Public Health, Public Works, the PUC, the Sheriff's Department and Recreation & Parks. Nick Menard of the Budget Legislative Analyst said the DPH overtime number rose to about $30.7 million largely because of General Hospital needs, and recommended approval.

- Civic Bridge in‑kind consulting (Item 2): The Mayor's Office of Innovation, represented by Sofia Kittler, described five Civic Bridge projects with in‑kind consulting valued at about $739,000…