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Committee places $150,000 international relief supplemental on reserve, forwards ordinance with conditions

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · October 14, 2009
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Summary

Supervisor Chris Daly proposed a $150,000 supplemental appropriation to aid victims of recent disasters in the Philippines, Samoa and Indonesia; after broad public support the committee approved an amendment to place the funds on committee reserve and forwarded the ordinance to the full Board with a 2‑1 vote.

Supervisor Chris Daly sponsored an ordinance to appropriate $150,000 from the general‑fund reserve to provide emergency relief for victims of recent disasters in the Philippines, Samoa and Indonesia.

Daly said San Francisco’s large immigrant communities and prior history of sending targeted aid made the proposal appropriate. “I would submit to this committee that I believe the true test of our resolve and, our…

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