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Ethics Commission proposes modest cuts, warns 10% reduction would eliminate key staff
Summary
Executive Director Pat Ford presented a budget proposal that would achieve a roughly 3–3.5% cut through reducing DHR work orders and charging auditor time to the election campaign fund; staff warned a 10% cut would likely remove 2–3 filled positions and risk critical disclosure systems.
At the Feb. 13 meeting the San Francisco Ethics Commission received its second required budget hearing and a presentation from Executive Director Pat Ford laying out recommendations for the 2026 budget submission to the mayor.
Ford said the mayor’s office has asked departments to identify cuts to contribute to a citywide $400 million reduction target and outlined three recommended steps the commission could propose: reduce the Department of Human Resources work order by 50% (from $280,000 to save roughly $140,000 annually), charge a portion of auditors’ time to the election campaign fund (estimated savings of…
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