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Budget committee forwards restorations, debates safeguards after $43.7 million add‑back

Budget and Finance Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · July 1, 2009
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Summary

The Budget & Finance Committee advanced a budget package that restores about $43.7 million in general‑fund items and forwarded the ordinances to the full Board, while members debated measures to protect restorations from future midyear cuts.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Budget & Finance Committee voted on July 1 to forward a consolidated budget and restoration package that restores roughly $43.7 million in general‑fund items and directed the Controller’s Office to make technical adjustments.

Chair John Avalos opened the meeting by noting the work to close a budget deficit that exceeded half a billion dollars and said the committee had produced a balanced plan “without dependency on tax measures on the November ballot.” Nani Coloretti, the mayor’s budget director, told the committee that staff and analysts identified nearly $43.7 million in general‑fund restorations and had set aside $18,000,000 ‘‘to address any…

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