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Budget committee hears BLA, controller and mayor's office on reforms to timing, transparency and add‑backs
Summary
In a broad Dec. 12 hearing, the Budget & Finance Committee received recommendations from the Budget & Legislative Analyst and the City Controller to make the budget process more transparent, set early board policy priorities, and reform the add‑back process; the Mayor’s Budget Office generally agreed but warned that moving the mayor’s proposed budget to May 1 would be difficult due to late-arriving labor and revenue data.
The Budget & Finance Committee held a full hearing Dec. 12 to review a pair of reports — from the Budget and Legislative Analyst (BLA) and the City Controller — and to solicit the Mayor’s Budget Office’s response on ways to strengthen San Francisco’s budget process.
Amanda Guma of the BLA presented findings from a survey of 23 peer jurisdictions and five years of local fiscal data. The BLA reported that the city's general‑fund revenue grew from about $3.3 billion to $5.8 billion since FY 2011–12 and that the city's unassigned fund balance and overall reserves have grown substantially. The BLA noted San Francisco's two‑year fixed…
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