Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to define the term “Full-Duty Sworn Officer”; modify the criteria for establishing recommended staffing levels for sworn officers; change the requirement for the Chief of Police to submit a staffing report from every two years to every three years; and establish a new voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program (“DROP”) for the period from July 2025 - July 2030, for eligible members of the Police Department (in the rank of officer, sergeant, or inspector) that allows those members to earn additional deferred compensation in the Retirement System for up to 60 months in exchange for agreeing to perform neighborhood patrol or investigative work; at an election to be held on November 5, 2024.

The Board adopted a resolution urging the Police Commission to form a Task Force to determine the best methodology for establishing SFPD staffing levels.

Voters amended the Charter to require the Police Department to submit a report and recommendations to the Police Commission every two years using a workload methodology.

The Board introduced a Charter Amendment to establish minimum staffing levels for sworn officers and to create a new Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).

The Rules Committee amended the Charter Amendment to eliminate the minimum staffing requirement and refine the DROP provisions.

The Board continued the Charter Amendment as amended and ordered it submitted for the November 5, 2024 election.

The Clerk transmitted the Charter Amendment to the Department of Elections for inclusion on the ballot.