The ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $2 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation to support the Safety and Justice Challenge and adds a new administrative analyst position funded by this grant. It retroactively covers the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022.
Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support San Francisco’s participation as an implementation site in the Safety and Justice Challenge, and amending Ordinance No. 166-20 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 200568 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) to provide for the addition of one grant funded Class 1824 Principal Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a collaborative effort among various city departments to secure funding for the Safety and Justice Challenge aimed at criminal justice reform.
The Office of the District Attorney received a $2,000,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support the Safety and Justice Challenge.
The Office of the District Attorney submitted a renewal application for a second $2,000,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to continue the Safety and Justice Challenge.
The MacArthur Foundation and the City & County of San Francisco signed an agreement for the second $2,000,000 grant to support the Safety and Justice Challenge.
The Office of the District Attorney submitted an ordinance to the Board of Supervisors to accept and expend the grant funds and amend the Annual Salary Ordinance.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
Mayor London Breed approved the ordinance, finalizing the authorization for the grant.
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