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Budget committee forwards measures to curb layoffs as city and unions haggle over new revenue
Summary
The San Francisco Budget & Finance Committee voted to send supplemental budget items to the full Board and continued two restoration items after lengthy discussion about layoffs, bumping into school positions, and uncertain state Medi‑Cal revenue. Public testimony drew dozens urging restoration of CNAs and school secretaries.
The City and County of San Francisco’s Budget and Finance Committee on Nov. 4 advanced a package of midyear budget measures aimed at reducing imminent layoffs in the Department of Public Health and other services, and continued detailed consideration of two supplemental items restoring clerical and nursing positions.
Chair Supervisor John Avalos opened the meeting with a description of wide midyear impacts across the city — “hundreds of layoffs” concentrated in public health and cascading into schools and other departments — and introduced amendments to two ordinances (Items 4 and 5) to restore some certified nursing assistant (CNA) and clerical positions beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
The mayor’s budget director, Greg Wagner, briefed the panel on the administration’s approach to anticipated state budget cuts and how the city proposes to close its local gap. Wagner said the controller’s initial estimate of state-related damage to the general fund was about $26.5 million. The adopted budget set aside $18.0 million in reserve, leaving an $8.5 million shortfall; later adjustments and receipts…
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