# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 23, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-07-23 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 5 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1214264&GUID=56289A9C-84F6-420F-AC08-A717698585D9) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240544: Charter Amendment - Police Staffing and Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program for the Police Department - Pages: 4-5 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: xecutive Officer/Chief Investment Officer, and Caryn Bortnick (San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System); presented information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion. Tracy McCray; Richard Careen; spoke in support of the Charter Amendment. H. Brown; Rebecca Johnson; Leslie Hue; Edward Barerra; Eliza Seeta; Lea McGeever; Speaker; Zac Dillon; Rene Garcia; spoke in opposition to the Charter Amendment. Thierry Fill; Ellen Zhou; Mae Young; spoke on various concerns relating to the Charter Amendment. The President closed public comment. (Clerk's Note: During the discussion on this matter, several references to a Budget and Legislative Analyst report were made; however, the Budget and Legislative Analyst is not required to report on ballot measures and there is no report associated with this file. Individual Members may have inquired directly to the Budget and Legislative Analyst and received responses that were referenced during the discussion.) Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting of July 23, 2024, as a COMMITTEE REPORT. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani - Noes: Preston, Ronen, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes#page-1) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 9:05 AM Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Special Meeting AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT CONNIE CHAN, MATT DORSEY, JOEL ENGARDIO, RAFAEL MANDELMAN, MYRNA MELGAR, DEAN PRESTON, HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI, CATHERINE STEFANI, SHAMANN WALTON Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board BOARD COMMITTEES Committee Membership Meeting Days Budget and Appropriations Committee Wednesday Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Walton, Peskin 1:30 PM Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Melgar 9:00 AM Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday Supervisors Preston, Stefani, Chan 10:00 AM Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday Supervisors Melgar, Preston, Peskin 1:30 PM Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday Supervisors Stefani, Engardio, Dorsey 10:00 AM Rules Committee Monday Supervisors Walton, Safai, Peskin 10:00 AM First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee. Volume 119 Number 26 ### [Page 2](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes#page-2) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 Members Present: Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Joel Engardio, Rafael Mandelman, Myrna Melgar, Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, Catherine Stefani, and Shamann Walton The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in special session on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, with President Aaron Peskin presiding. President Peskin called the meeting to order at 9:21 a.m. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE On the call of the roll, Supervisors Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, and Stefani were noted present. Supervisors Melgar and Walton were noted not present. A quorum of the Board was present. COMMUNICATIONS Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board that she was in receipt of correspondence received from the Office of Supervisor Melgar, received at 9:13 a.m., and the Office of Supervisor Walton, received at 9:20 a.m., requesting to be excused from today's special meeting. (Written comments may be submitted through email (bos@sfgov.org) or the U.S. Postal Service at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.) Supervisors Melgar and Walton Excused from Attendance Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that Supervisors Melgar and Walton be excused from attending today's meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani Excused: 2 - Melgar, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 675 Printed at 9:52 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes#page-3) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 REGULAR AGENDA Supervisor Walton was noted present at 9:39 a.m.; thereby revoking the motion to excuse him from attending today's meeting. CALLED FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Peskin, Supervisor Mandelman assumed the chair at 10:45 a.m. The President resumed the chair 10:48 a.m. Supervisor Melgar was noted present at 11:11 a.m.; thereby revoking the motion to excuse her from attending today's meeting. City and County of San Francisco Page 676 Printed at 9:52 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 240544 [Charter Amendment - Police Staffing and Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program for the Police Department] Sponsors: Dorsey; Peskin, Stefani, Melgar, Mandelman, Safai, Chan and Engardio 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. President Peskin inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to the Charter Amendment regarding Police staffing and the Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program for the Police Department (File No. 240544). Greg Wagner, Controller (Office of the City Controller); Alison Romano, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Investment Officer, and Caryn Bortnick (San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System); presented information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion. Tracy McCray; Richard Careen; spoke in support of the Charter Amendment. H. Brown; Rebecca Johnson; Leslie Hue; Edward Barerra; Eliza Seeta; Lea McGeever; Speaker; Zac Dillon; Rene Garcia; spoke in opposition to the Charter Amendment. Thierry Fill; Ellen Zhou; Mae Young; spoke on various concerns relating to the Charter Amendment. The President closed public comment. (Clerk's Note: During the discussion on this matter, several references to a Budget and Legislative Analyst report were made; however, the Budget and Legislative Analyst is not required to report on ballot measures and there is no report associated with this file. Individual Members may have inquired directly to the Budget and Legislative Analyst and received responses that were referenced during the discussion.) Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting of July 23, 2024, as a COMMITTEE REPORT. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani Noes: 3 - Preston, Ronen, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 677 Printed at 9:52 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/1021/2024-07-23-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 11:21 a.m. N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 3, 2024. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 678 Printed at 9:52 pm on 10/10/24