# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 21, 2026 - Meeting date: 2026-07-21 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 37 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1429113&GUID=9B0A1C22-B18E-4229-B102-EB5B37536EF7) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 260118: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses - Pages: 4-5 - Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman, Sauter and Fielder - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 260118 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses] Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman, Sauter and Fielder Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the waiver of certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location until the earlier of: July 1, 2027, or the date on which all funds appropriated to reimburse departments for the waived fees have been expended. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Fielder requested to be added as a co-sponsor. FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260596: Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 - Pages: 5 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260596 [Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2026, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260597: Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 - Pages: 5 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260597 [Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260598: Administrative Code - San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund - Pages: 5-6 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260598 [Administrative Code - San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the City Administrator to pause, reduce, or return the annual contributions by the departments that contract for Public Works under Administrative Code Chapter 6 to the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260599: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260599 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to enable the City to use the interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for those baseline programs. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260600: Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260600 [Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates for services provided by the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260655: Administrative Codes - Weights and Measures Fees - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260655 [Administrative Codes - Weights and Measures Fees] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase certain utility meter fees and authorize the Controller to annually adjust device fees for weights and measures and utility meters up to the maximum allowable under state law. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260601: Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Fund - Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Address Homelessness - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260601 [Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Fund - Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Address Homelessness] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance temporarily suspending the cap on the use of Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax revenues to fund short-term rental subsidies; and finding that temporarily allowing for increased expenditures on short-term rental subsidies will further the purposes of the Our City, Our Home Fund pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code, Section 2811. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 260602: Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-Up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling - Pages: 6-7 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260602 [Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-Up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2026. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 7/21/2026 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Appropriations Committee President Mandelman requested File Nos. 260596, 260597, 260598, 260599, 260600, 260655, 260601, 260602, 260606, 260607, 260608, 260610, 260611, 260612, 260613, and 260614 be called together. 260596 [Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2026, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260597 [Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260598 [Administrative Code - San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the City Administrator to pause, reduce, or return the annual contributions by the departments that contract for Public Works under Administrative Code Chapter 6 to the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 4 Printed at 3:34 pm on 7/22/26 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 7/21/2026 260599 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to enable the City to use the interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for those baseline programs. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260600 [Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates for services provided by the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260655 [Administrative Codes - Weights and Measures Fees] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase certain utility meter fees and authorize the Controller to annually adjust device fees for weights and measures and utility meters up to the maximum allowable under state law. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260601 [Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Fund - Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Address Homelessness] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance temporarily suspending the cap on the use of Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax revenues to fund short-term rental subsidies; and finding that temporarily allowing for increased expenditures on short-term rental subsidies will further the purposes of the Our City, Our Home Fund pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code, Section 2811. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260602 [Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-Up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2026. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 5 Printed at 3:34 pm on 7/22/26