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Board hears charter amendment proposal to let supervisors designate limited mandated appropriations; Controller outlines scale
Summary
Supervisor Avalos proposed allowing the Board to designate limited, one‑year 'mandated' appropriations with mayoral veto and an 8‑vote override; the Controller and mayor's office warned of fiscal implications while labor groups urged the change as a democratic check.
Supervisor John Avalos presented a charter amendment that would permit the Board of Supervisors to designate certain appropriations in the budget as mandated spending for a single fiscal year. Avalos said the change would allow the Board to ensure delivery of specific services (for example, substance abuse residential services) by tying a dollar…
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