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Supervisors split over 250-officer plan as debate over civilianization and academy timing intensifies
Summary
San Francisco—s Budget & Finance Committee split on whether to fund two police academy classes now as the SFPD seeks 250 officers over four years. The committee voted to fund the first class and left the timing and funding of subsequent hires contingent on additional reviews and reserve decisions.
San Francisco—s Budget and Finance Committee on June 25 heard a detailed staffing request from the Police Department to add 250 sworn officers over four years, including priorities for burglary units, psychiatric emergency response teams and expanded foot patrols. Chief Scott told supervisors the plan is a phased rollout tied to two additional academy classes and a civilianization program to shift non-core administrative duties to civilian staff.
The committee—s Budget Legislative Analyst estimated that civilianizing roughly 50 positions could yield about…
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