Ordinance authorizing the Mayor’s Office to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $7,000,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund the Mayor’s Office of Innovation from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 120-25 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 250590 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2026 and 2026-2027) to provide for the creation of four grant-funded full-time positions (4.0 FTE) in the Office of the City Administrator, with one position in each of the following classes: Class 0931 (Manager III), Class 1053 (IS Business Analyst - Senior), Class 1054 (IS Business Analyst - Principal), and Class 1043 (IS Engineer - Senior).

Bloomberg Philanthropies approved a grant of $7,000,000 to the City of San Francisco to support the Mayor's Office of Innovation from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.

The Mayor's Office submitted the necessary documents to the Board of Supervisors to accept and expend the grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance to accept and expend the grant, which includes creating four new positions in the Mayor's Office of Innovation.

The Board of Supervisors amended the ordinance and passed it on first reading, allowing for the retroactive acceptance of the grant.

The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, authorizing the Mayor's Office to accept and expend the grant.

The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the acceptance of the grant and the establishment of new positions.