Ordinance appropriating $7,931,338 of Ambulance Service revenue in the Fire Department, de-appropriating permanent salaries of $1,500,000 in the Department of Emergency Management, $865,992 in the Fire Department, and $500,000 in the Public Utilities Commission, and appropriating $3,710,771 to permanent salaries and $5,086,559 to overtime in the Fire Department, $1,500,000 to overtime in the Department of Emergency Management, and $500,000 to overtime in the Public Utilities Commission in order to support the Departments’ projected increases in overtime as required per Administrative Code Section 3.17, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for approval of the Fire Department’s appropriation of $7,931,338, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c).

The Fire Department, Department of Emergency Management, and Public Utilities Commission requested a supplemental appropriation to increase their overtime budgets as required by Administrative Code Section 3.17 due to staffing shortages and increased workloads from winter storms.

The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed the proposed ordinance, amended it, and recommended it for approval, addressing the need for overtime funding across multiple departments.

The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, which appropriated $7,931,338 of Ambulance Service revenue to the Fire Department and adjusted salaries and overtime across several departments.

The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors, requiring a two-thirds vote for the Fire Department's appropriation, as stipulated by Charter Section 9.113(c).