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Budget hearing: GSA, DPW and Recreation & Park outline cuts, revenue proposals as departments face multimillion-dollar shortfalls
Summary
City Administrator, DPW and Recreation & Park officials described revenue-generation ideas and expenditure reductions to meet mayoral targets. Rec & Park projects a $12.4 million shortfall and proposed revenue steps and an apprenticeship program; DPW outlined service triage and tree-maintenance options.
The Budget & Finance Committee held a broad hearing on departmental strategies to close budget shortfalls for FY 2010'011, hearing presentations from the City Administrator's office, the Department of Public Works and the Recreation & Park Department.
City Administrator Ed Lee described the General Services Agency's consolidation efforts across purchasing, facilities and payroll, and said the GSA's general fund contribution is about $30.1 million of a roughly $225 million total budget. Lee said the administration is pursuing vendor outreach and internal consolidation and noted limited ability to raise ongoing revenues in the…
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