SEC. 9.104. VETO OF APPROPRIATIONS.
§ 9.104
The Mayor may reduce or reject most expenditures approved by the Board of Supervisors within ten days, but the Board can override that veto with a two-thirds vote within ten days of receiving the veto message, provided the total spending does not exceed the Mayor's revenue estimate.
The Mayor has ten days to cut or reject spending that the Board of Supervisors approves—except for bond payments and other fixed charges. If the Mayor vetoes a spending item, the Board can override that veto if two-thirds of its members agree, but they have only ten days to do so. Even if they override the Mayor, the Board cannot spend more money overall than the Mayor said is available.
- Complex:The section contains multiple conditional clauses, cross-references to different fund types, and overlapping time limits that require careful reading to fully understand the veto and override process.
- Controversial:The Mayor's veto power over spending and the requirements for overriding it touch on fundamental questions about executive versus legislative budget authority, a subject of ongoing public debate in San Francisco governance.
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Official text
The Mayor may reduce or reject any expenditure authorized by the Board of Supervisors, except appropriations for bond interest, redemption or other fixed charges, within ten days after the adoption of a final biennial or supplemental appropriations ordinance. Within ten days of receipt of the Mayor's veto message, the Board of Supervisors may reinstate, in whole or in part, any expenditure reduced or rejected by the Mayor by a vote of two-thirds of its members. In overriding any Mayoral veto, the Board of Supervisors shall not cause the aggregate expenditures for the General Fund or any special, sequestered or other fund in the appropriation ordinances to exceed the Mayor's revenue estimate as allocated to such funds.
(Amended by Proposition A, Approved 11/5/2009)