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Controller’s office outlines timeline to implement civil grand jury performance recommendations
Summary
The controller’s office told the Government Audit & Oversight Committee it will produce midyear reporting and is working on district‑level and equity metrics in response to the civil grand jury; the Board read and adopted a response for items outside its implementation authority.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee reviewed the 2016–17 civil grand jury report "Accelerating San Francisco Government Performance" on Jan. 17 and heard a status update from the controller’s office on outstanding recommendations.
Natasha Mejal, who manages the controller’s performance program, told the committee that recommendation R2.2 (quarterly performance scorecard updates) remains under review and that the office plans both a midyear update in the next six weeks and additional reporting in the mayor’s budget book. The controller’s office is also assessing the feasibility of district‑level reporting (recommendation R3.2) and is working with departments and data teams to determine which measures have useful geographic granularity.
Mejal described work on housing affordability and homelessness indicators in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and said the controller is coordinating with the Human Rights Commission to develop citywide equity metrics for potential inclusion on the scorecard.
Public commenters representing labor and civic groups urged improved public outreach and multi‑language publication of grand jury materials so residents can use the scorecard. Chair Jane Kim read the committee’s written response into the record, noting several recommendations the Board cannot implement because the Board is not the implementing agency and urging incorporation of scorecard measures into upcoming budget discussions.
The committee moved the grand jury response forward with a positive recommendation and directed follow‑up dialogue between the controller’s office and departments to refine measures and delivery formats for public use.
