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San Francisco budget briefing: controller outlines revenue mix, voter set-asides and new reserve rules
Summary
City finance staff told the Budget & Finance Committee the general fund (~$3.0B) is constrained by voter-approved set-asides and baselines that together consume hundreds of millions, and described rainy day and new budget stabilization reserves intended to smooth multi-year downturns.
The Budget and Finance Committee heard a controller-led briefing on the composition of San Francisco—s revenues and the mechanics of voter-approved set-asides and reserves.
Controller Ben Rosenfield introduced Comptroller—s Office staff who walked supervisors through the city—s revenue picture: the full city budget is about $6.5 billion, while the general fund is roughly $3.0 billion. Michelle Alersma, citywide revenue manager, said charges for services (PUC water rates, airport fees, etc.) make up the largest portion of the total budget, while within the general fund property tax (about $1 billion) and state revenues are the largest slices. She told the committee that voter-approved set-asides (for example the children—s fund, library preservation fund and open space fund) total about $110 million this fiscal year and are deposited to special revenue funds rather than the general fund.
The presentation explained baselines required by…
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