This legislation involves a hearing scheduled for June 25, 2024, where the Board of Supervisors will review the Department of Public Health's proposed budget cuts to medical and health care services for the next two fiscal years. The hearing is conducted under the Beilenson Act, which allows for public scrutiny of health service reductions.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on June 25, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the Department of Public Health's budget reducing medical and health care services provided by the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code, Section 1442.5(a) (The Beilenson Act).
How it got here
The legislation originated from the Department of Public Health's request for a Beilenson Hearing to address budget reductions impacting medical and health care services for the upcoming fiscal years.
The Department of Public Health submitted a letter to the Clerk of the Board requesting a Beilenson Hearing due to proposed budget reductions that would affect health services.
The Clerk of the Board posted a notice of the public hearing regarding the proposed reductions in health services, in compliance with the Beilenson Act.
The agenda information related to the public hearing was made available for public review, detailing the proposed budget reductions.
The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing as a Committee of the Whole to consider the Department of Public Health's budget reductions for FYs 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record