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Board approves interim budget and a series of ordinances, including limits on uncertified lithium‑ion batteries
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 23 to pass interim budget and salary ordinances and adopted several additional items — including an ordinance restricting sales of uncertified lithium‑ion batteries and a first‑reading amendment to a domestic violence fund fee rule — all taken without objection.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 23 to adopt interim budget and salary ordinances that set tentative appropriations for fiscal years ending June 30, 2027 and 2028 and to enumerate positions in the coming budget.
President Mandelmann called the items and, after a roll call that produced 10 ayes, declared the ordinances finally passed "without objection." The clerk had described the interim budget as an ordinance "to appropriate all estimated receipts and expenditures for departments of the City and County as of 05/30/2026 for fiscal years ending 06/30/2027 and 06/30/2028." The companion salary ordinance enumerates positions and appropriations for the same fiscal years.
The board also approved a package of other items taken "same house, same call." The clerk read Item 3 as an ordinance "to amend the San Francisco fire code to prohibit the sale, offer, and delivery of lithium ion batteries and replacement lithium ion batteries that do not meet specified certification requirements to any address within San Francisco" and to authorize enforcement and penalties. President Mandelmann took the item without objection and declared it finally passed.
Several administrative and personnel actions were adopted without debate: a resolution retroactively amending and restating a lease with TADS Inc. for retail space at 44 Ellis Street (adjusting base rent to 8% of gross revenues and other charges retroactive to earlier dates, through an expiration date of April 30, 2029); a motion enacting a 4.5 percent cost‑of‑living adjustment to a contract for budget and legislative analyst services (described by the clerk as increasing an annual contract by roughly $152,000 to a new contract amount of approximately $3.5 million); and a resolution adding the commemorative street name "Tony Stefani Way" on Falmouth Street.
On Item 8, which updates the administrative code governing the domestic violence shelter‑based program fund, President Mandelmann highlighted ambiguous language about a $23 fee in the draft ordinance and proposed a clerical amendment to strike the phrase "at the time of the filing of any certificate of marriage," clarifying that the $23 is collected "at the time of issuance of a marriage license." The amendment was seconded and taken without objection; the amended ordinance passed on first reading.
Several routine appointments and reappointments were also approved, including appointees to the Behavioral Health Council and a reappointment to the Entertainment Commission. A rules committee report and a resolution authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to solicit private donations for temporary shelter and homeless services (notwithstanding the behested payment ordinance) were adopted without objection.
The meeting record shows these were carried by unanimous votes or unanimous consent; no contested roll‑call outcomes were recorded on these agenda items. The board adjourned after a long recognition and public comment period.
