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Supervisors press for cuts and consolidation after Controller report finds 89 —public information— positions
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee reviewed a Controller's Office inventory that identified 89 positions performing public information duties citywide and debated options including a 25% reduction target, consolidation into the mayor's office, or deletion of vacant posts.
The Budget & Finance Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Monday opened a sustained debate after the Controller's Office presented a survey showing 89 city positions performing public information, public relations or governmental affairs duties, with roughly 76 filled and total salaries and benefits of $10,552,000.
Monique Smuda, a budget analyst in the Controller's Office, told the committee: "Through our research, we identified a total of 89 positions of which, 76 are filled." She said those positions' combined salaries and fringe benefits total $10,552,000, of which $2,858,000 is supported by the general fund.
The findings prompted supervisors to question whether the city has a clear definition of what constitutes a…
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