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Supervisors delay nonprofit cuts, continue midyear budget ordinance after hours of testimony
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee agreed to continue consideration of the mayor—s midyear supplemental appropriation ordinance, won—t implement community-based organization cuts until Feb. 20 and asked for further review of other proposed reductions after hours of public testimony highlighting health and social-services impacts.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted on Dec. 16 to continue consideration of the mayor—s midyear supplemental appropriation ordinance (AAO) and to seek alternatives to immediate nonprofit and frontline staff cuts, after more than three hours of public comment from health-care workers, unions and community-based organizations.
Chair Supervisor Aaron Peskin opened the discussion by proposing the committee sever sections of the ordinance tied to a proposed wage freeze and to delay cuts to community-based organizations (CBOs) until Feb. 20 to allow further bargaining with labor and additional review. "These cuts will go into effect if we take action or we do not take action," Peskin said, urging a careful, transparent process that buys time for…
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