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Budget analyst to study aging‑in‑place and early‑childhood programs; DCYF review forwarded to full Board
Summary
The Budget and Legislative Analyst presented two analyst studies: a 255‑hour 'aging in place' review and a narrowed, interdepartmental audit of early childhood care and education estimated at about 1,000 hours; the committee moved the early‑childhood item to the full Board as amended and without recommendation.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee authorized two assignments for the Budget and Legislative Analyst's Office on July 22: a study of aging‑in‑place practices and a narrowed, interdepartmental review of city early childhood care and education programs.
Chair Eric Marr introduced Item 4, a motion directing the analyst to review aging‑in‑place practices and resources. Deborah Newman of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's Office told the committee the office has approximately 4,500 audit hours available annually and had expended about 1,500 hours so far this year; she estimated the seniors-in-place study would require approximately "255 hours" and could be presented in September.
On Item 3, Newman said discussions with the item sponsor narrowed the scope from a full audit of the Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) to a focused, interdepartmental review of city programs that provide early childhood care and education. She described intended city participants — DCYF, the Human Services Agency, First 5, the Department of Public Health and Recreation and Park — and estimated the work would take about "1,000 hours" with a target completion in October.
Max Rocha, deputy director at DCYF, and Mardine (Mady) Lucic, citywide childcare administrator, said DCYF welcomed an interdepartmental review, described recent community forums and expressed willingness to coordinate with First 5, HSA and DPH. Supervisor Chris Daley moved to forward the narrowed early‑childhood audit to the full Board without recommendation so the sponsor could present at the Board. The committee accepted a friendly amendment (an amendment of the whole) to include the analyst’s narrowed scope in the public document and moved the item forward "without objection."
Public commenters urged alternative priorities. Douglas Gepp urged an audit of San Francisco General Hospital and Department of Public Health instead of the DCYF matter, citing prior audits and recent patient‑care concerns. The committee took no immediate action on that request; the interdepartmental early‑childhood review is now set to proceed at the direction of the full Board.
