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Committee approves resolution to expand fixed two-year budgets to library, child support and retirement
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on March 26, 2014 approved a resolution to expand fixed two-year budgeting to include the Library, Child Support Services and the Employees' Retirement System; a minor amendment clarifying reference to charter section 9.101 was adopted and the item will be forwarded to the Board on April 1, 2014.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 approved a resolution to adopt fixed two-year budgets for several city departments, expanding the approach to include the Library, Child Support Services and the Employees' Retirement System.
"The item before you today, is a resolution adopting 2 year fixed budgets for several departments," said Kate Howard, the mayor’s budget director, as she summarized the proposal and the rationale for expanding fixed two-year cycles. Howard cited Proposition A (adopted by voters in 2009) and noted that the Municipal Transportation Agency is fixed separately by charter.
Howard told the committee that the library’s funding includes a baseline and set-aside, Child Support Services receives state funding that covers its budget, and the retirement system’s operating budget is predictable — factors the administration said make those departments good candidates for fixed two-year budgets. "For fiscal year 2012 to 2014, the board adopted the first fixed 2 year budgets," she added, placing the proposal in context.
A budget analyst recommended approval with a single technical amendment. Mr. Rose told the committee staff recommended inserting the word "charter" on page 4 to clarify the reference to charter section 9.101. The committee moved to approve the amendment as read and then to approve the underlying resolution as amended; both motions were called and taken "without objection," and the committee chair directed that the item be placed on the Board of Supervisors agenda for April 1, 2014.
There was no public comment on the item. No roll-call vote was read into the record in committee minutes; the committee approved the amendment and the resolution by unanimous voice consent or by agreement recorded as "without objection." The committee adjourned following the action.
Next steps: the resolution, as amended, will appear on the full Board of Supervisors agenda on April 1, 2014 for final action.
