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DCYF previews allocation plan, says $3 million in ongoing general‑fund reductions can be absorbed without service cuts
Summary
Department of Children, Youth and Their Families Director Maria Sue told the Budget and Finance Committee the mayor's 3% ongoing general‑fund reduction (about $1M in 2017–18 and $2M ongoing for 2018–19) will be achieved largely by trimming one‑time and unspent items and reallocating growth into grants for community organizations; a final five‑year allocation plan and RFP will return in May.
Maria Sue, director of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee that DCYF will meet the mayor's request for 3% ongoing general‑fund reductions without cutting front‑line services.
She said the requested reductions translate to about $1 million in 2017–18 and $2 million ongoing beginning in 2018–19 and explained most of the savings come from unspent funds and one‑time expenditures rather than program cuts. "We believe that we can make both…
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