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This charter amendment establishes minimum staffing levels for the San Francisco Police Department, starting with 1,700 full-duty sworn officers in the first year and increasing to 2,074 by the fifth year, contingent on future voter-approved tax revenue. It also creates a Police Full Staffing Fund to ensure funding for these staffing levels over five years, with specific appropriations required each year.

Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to define “Full-Duty Sworn Officers” for purposes of establishing minimum staffing levels for sworn officers of the Police Department; and, contingent upon the Controller’s certification that a future tax measure passed by the voters will generate sufficient additional revenue to fund the cost of employing Full-Duty Sworn Officers at specified minimum staffing levels and the minimum amount necessary to implement a police staffing fund: 1) set the Minimum Staffing Number for five fiscal years beginning with 1,700 full-duty sworn officers in year one, with increases each year such that by the fifth fiscal year, the Minimum Staffing Number shall be 2,074; 2) require for a period of five years that the Mayor and Board of Supervisors appropriate funds to pay for at least the number of sworn officers as of February 1 of the prior fiscal year; 3) establish a Police Full Staffing Fund (“Fund”) for a period of five fiscal years to facilitate minimum police staffing; 4) require that $16.8 million be appropriated into the Fund in the first year, and varying amounts in years two through five, calculated based on staffing shortages, but allowing for a temporary freeze of appropriations to the Fund after the first year in a budgetary or economic emergency; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024.

Introduced: Sep 19, 2023
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How it got here

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Leg Dig Ver1
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CEQA Referral 092623
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CEQA Determinaton 100223
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Leg Dig Ver2
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CEQA Referral 102323
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CEQA Response 102423
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Leg Dig Ver3
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How they voted

ORDERED SUBMITTED
Board of Supervisors · Nov 28, 2023Pass
3-2
REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION
Rules Committee · Nov 6, 2023Pass
1-1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee · Oct 30, 2023Pass
2-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee · Oct 30, 2023Pass
1-1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Rules Committee · Oct 23, 2023Pass
1-1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Rules Committee · Oct 23, 2023Fail
1-1
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee · Oct 23, 2023Pass
2-0

Legislative journey

PresidentSep 19, 2023
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardSep 26, 2023
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentOct 3, 2023
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
ControllerOct 19, 2023
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Rules CommitteeOct 23, 2023
CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEFail
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass
Clerk of the BoardOct 23, 2023
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning CommissionOct 25, 2023
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Rules CommitteeOct 30, 2023
CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
Clerk of the BoardOct 30, 2023
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Rules CommitteeNov 6, 2023
REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass
Board of SupervisorsNov 14, 2023 – Nov 28, 2023
CONTINUEDPass
·ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass
Clerk of the BoardNov 29, 2023
·TRANSMITTED