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Budget analysts— supplemental salary‑savings report triggers heated committee debate and department pushback

Budget and Finance Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · June 21, 2017
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Summary

A supplemental Budget Legislative Analyst (BLA) report that identified additional potential salary/attrition savings drew extensive rebuttals from department heads who said the cuts would harm services. The committee voted to reject the BLA—s additional recommended reductions and continued other budget items for follow‑up.

The Budget Legislative Analyst (BLA) returned at Supervisor Peskin's request with a supplemental analysis identifying conservative attrition/ salary‑savings recommendations and an additional $10 million in possible cuts that BLA said could be taken "with no service impact." The presentation rekindled a long, department‑by‑department hearing and a sequence of votes at the committee.

Harvey Rose (Budget Legislative Analyst) told the committee the city has historically ended each fiscal year with sizable year‑end salary…

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