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Rules Committee debates charter amendment to guarantee five years of police staffing funding; item continued to Nov. 6
Summary
Supervisor Matt Dorsey framed a charter amendment to establish minimum SFPD staffing and a five‑year funding set‑aside; Supervisor Assur Safai offered an amendment tying any set‑aside to identified existing or future revenue. The committee accepted amendments and continued the measure to Nov. 6 for further work.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey opened the Rules Committee meeting on Oct. 30 by urging a multiyear, voter‑approved approach to end an “unprecedented” staffing shortfall at the San Francisco Police Department and proposing a Police Full Staffing charter amendment that would require five years of funding and create a Police Full Staffing Fund. Dorsey said the measure aims to give the department ‘‘the certainty of knowing over a period of time that they are going to have the resources for 5 years to finally deliver on the promise of a fully staffed police department.’’
Dorsey described rising fentanyl and open‑air drug markets, higher property crime and lost business as part of the public‑safety context prompting his proposal. He told the committee that the amendment includes a controller certification before funds take effect and that it…
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