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Committee approves funding plan to implement Buffen settlement; debates police overtime and staffing
Summary
The committee advanced a $2.9 million supplemental appropriation and related staffing changes to implement the Buffen stipulated judgment eliminating reliance on pre‑arraignment cash bail, after debate over police overtime, DA staffing and data/reporting requirements; BLA recommended reductions and limited‑term positions.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Nov. 6 forwarded a package of ordinances and amendments to implement the stipulated judgment in Buffen and Patterson v. Hennessy, a court case that challenged the constitutionality of pre‑arraignment cash bail. The settlement requires the city to produce own‑recognizance (OR) workups within 8 hours of booking and to make OR support available 24/7; it is conditioned on the city approving supporting funding and amendments by early December to meet a court deadline unless the parties agree to extend it.
Kelly Kirkpatrick of the Mayor’s Budget Office described a supplemental appropriation that originally…
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