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Clerk of the Board budget moves forward after committee debate over LAFCO oversight
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to authorize submission of the Clerk of the Board’s proposed FY2021–22 and FY2022–23 budgets to the mayor and controller. The package includes a small net increase in general-fund support and prompted extended discussion about LAFCO’s oversight role of Clean Power SF and its funding sources.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 10 authorized the Clerk of the Board to submit its proposed FY2021–22 and FY2022–23 budgets to the mayor and controller and to file the hearing record.
Clerk Angela Calvillo presented a six-slide summary noting a proposed expenditure budget of about $19.5 million — an increase the presentation described as approximately $163,000 from the base — and an offsetting revenue increase of about $119,000, which the Clerk said would leave a net general-fund support increase of roughly $44,000. Calvillo highlighted funding requests for Salesforce constituent management licenses, seasonal Assessment Appeals Board staffing and a work order to support the redistricting task force.
A substantive portion of the hearing focused on LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission). Supervisor Asha Safaei pressed the Clerk’s office on why LAFCO oversight of Clean Power SF continues to be funded through the Clerk’s office rather than directly by the Public Utilities Commission. Brian Goble, the LAFCO executive officer, defended the commission’s role and noted that LAFCO is statutorily mandated to provide oversight of Clean Power SF and that its work has included special studies and independent analysis. Goble said LAFCO had raised private foundation funds for special projects in recent years and that prior PUC contributions had created a carryforward that supported earlier work.
Public commenters urged caution on proposed mayoral cuts and supported the Clerk’s office work. After discussion, the committee voted to adopt and submit the proposed draft budget to the mayor and controller and to file the hearing for the Clerk of the Board.
The Clerk will return to the committee in June to present budget changes that arise from mayoral and controller review and for the committee’s final review later in the process.
