• Adult Probation
• Superior Court
• District Attorney
• Department of Emergency Management
• Fire Department
• Juvenile Probation
• Public Defender
• Police
• Sheriff

 

Adult Probation

Protecting the community, serving justice and changing lives.

 

Fiscal Year	Budget
Proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget:	$14.6 Million
Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget:	$12.38 Million
Increase / (Decrease):	$2.25 Million

 

The proposed budget provides funding in preparation for State public safety realignment and for the continued implementation and improvement of evidence based supervision probation practices to enhance public safety, maximize offender restitution, reconciliation, and restorative services to victims of crime.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Superior Court

 To assure equal access, fair treatment, and the just and efficient resolution of disputes for all people asserting their rights under the law.

                                     

                                     

Since 1998, the City and County of San Francisco has been making a maintenance of effort payment to the State for relief from court operations responsibility, and since 2009 the City has been making a CFP payment for relief from court facilities responsibility. State legislative requirements and Constitutional separation preclude local government from reviewing Judicial Branch budgets. However, the exceptions to this are county-funded programs that are managed by the Superior Court.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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District Attorney

To investigate, charge and prosecute all criminal violations of the laws of California occurring within the City and County of San Francisco, on behalf of the people of the State of California and to provide support services to victims of violent crimes.

 

The proposed budget has increased costs as a result of funding for community courts and temporary staffing to reduce the homicide case backlog, and strengthening the Brady Division in response to the growing need for case review.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Department of Emergency Management

To provide vital, professional, emergency communication between the public and emergency responders; and to provide for coordinated preparation and response for all city departments, nonprofits, public and private sectors, the region, and the state and federal governments in the event of a citywide disaster.

 

The proposed budget is driven by increasing pension and benefit costs. DEM is continuing to restructure and make changes to increase efficiencies and reduce costs while maintaining core services.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Fire Department

To protect the lives and property of San Franciscans from fires, natural disasters, and hazardous materials incidents; to save lives by providing emergency medical services; and to prevent fires through educational programs.

 

Fiscal Year	Budget
Proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget:	$302 Million
Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget:	$289 Million
Increase / (Decrease):	$12.9 Million

 

Even though its budget grew, the Department had to make significant budget reductions to offset growing pension and benefits costs.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Juvenile Probation

 To serve the needs of youth and families who are brought to our attention with care and compassion; to identify and respond to the individual risks and needs presented by each youth; to engage fiscally sound and culturally competent strategies that promote the best interests of the youth; to provide victims with opportunities for restoration; to identify and utilize the least restrictive interventions and placements that do not compromise public safety; and to hold youth accountable for their actions while providing them with opportunities and assisting them in the development of new skills and competencies.

 

Fiscal Year	Budget
Proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget:	$33.8 Million
Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget:	$33 Million
Increase / (Decrease):	$0.8 Million

 

The proposed budget is driven by increases due to higher cost of salaries and benefits.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Thursday, June 23, 2011. 
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Public Defender

 To deliver competent, effective and ethical legal representation to indigent persons accused of crimes and involved in conservatorship matters in San Francisco.

 

The proposed budget increased from Fiscal Year 2011-12 as a result of additional temporary staff to aid in felony case review efforts.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011. 
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Police

Committed to excellence in law enforcement and dedicated to the people, traditions and diversity of the City and County of San Francisco. In order to protect life and property, prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime, the Department provides service with understanding, response with compassion, performance with integrity and law enforcement with vision.

 

Fiscal Year	Budget
Proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget:	$460 Million
Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget:	$445 Million
Increase / (Decrease):	$14.8 Million

  

The proposed budget is driven by increasing pension and benefit costs, and the Department proposes no academy classes and a smaller management team in order to partially reduce offset these higher costs.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011. 
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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Sheriff

To provide for the safe and secure detention of persons arrested or under court order; to operate the county jail facilities and alternative sentencing programs; to provide security for city facilities; and to carry out criminal and civil warrants and court orders.

  

The proposed budget is driven in large part due to an increase in higher employee benefit costs, and the loss of one-time savings from refinancing debt in Fiscal Year 2010-11. In addition, roughly 70 percent of the Department’s budget is driven by the average daily jail population, and the funding increase is a result of a projected growth in the county jail population as a result of State realignment changes.

 

First Budget and Finance Committee Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 22, 2011. 
See Notes from Budget and Finance Committee for more details.

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