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Committee backs temporary military‑pay amendment to cover City employees called to COVID service
Summary
Supervisors approved forwarding to the full Board an ordinance to expand annual salary protections so City employees called into active federal COVID‑19 service receive the difference between City pay and military pay, with BLA estimating about $55,000 per deployed employee and uncertain headcount.
Supervisor Stephanie introduced an amendment to the annual salary ordinance to ensure that City employees called into active military duty for COVID‑19 response receive the difference between their City salary and military pay, continued retirement contributions and benefits while on leave beyond 30 days. She said she identified two San Francisco employees serving in this capacity and argued that the change would have a "negligible fiscal impact" for the city while materially helping those families.
The Budget Legislative Analyst reaffirmed the cost estimate of roughly $55,000 per deployed employee based on Department of Human Resources data and noted the amount is generally paid from existing departmental budgets; however, the BLA said it did not have a precise estimate of how many employees would be called up for COVID service. Committee members asked the BLA to provide statewide two‑year deployment figures and additional context prior to the full Board meeting.
With no public callers, the committee voted to move the ordinance to the full Board with a positive recommendation (roll call recorded as ayes from Supervisors Walton, Mandelmann and Chair Fewer). Chair Fewer asked staff to ensure payroll/HR follow‑up to notify affected employees and to circulate more detailed estimates ahead of Board consideration.
