Budget & Finance Committee finalizes FY2018–19 appropriations package, forwards ordinances to full Board

The Budget & Finance Committee on Thursday completed its review of the mayor’s proposed fiscal‑year budget and moved the annual appropriation and salary ordinances to the full Board for final action.

Chair Supervisor Malia Cohen presented the committee’s work and thanked staff and department heads for late‑night negotiations. Members described targeted add‑backs and new investments — including increased spending on supportive housing, child care, food security and homelessness services — and discussed the need to prepare reserves in case of federal cuts to programs such as Medicaid or Section 8.

Committee members made procedural motions to amend administrative provisions and the appropriation and salary ordinances; those motions were taken without objection and the chair moved to forward items 1 and 2 to the full Board for the July 11 meeting. Several committee members and city officials highlighted funds for specific priorities: more than $300 million in homeless services across the budget, $410 million for children’s services (including $35 million for preschool for all), and funds for infrastructure and transportation projects.

The committee’s final motion authorized the controller to make technical adjustments needed to implement the committee’s actions and to balance the accounts before forwarding to the Board of Supervisors.

What’s next: The full Board will consider the appropriation and salary ordinances on the July 11 agenda; the controller and budget office will complete technical adjustments and staff will prepare any necessary implementing documents.