SEC. 10.100-70. ENVIRONMENT CIGARETTE LITTER ABATEMENT FUND.

   (a)   Establishment of Fund. The Environment Cigarette Litter Abatement Fund is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code and shall receive all Cigarette Litter Abatement Fees imposed and collected under Chapter 105 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.

   (b)   Use of Fund. The City shall use this fund exclusively for the following purposes:

      (1)   Refunds of any overpayments of the Fee imposed hereunder;

      (2)   Costs of administration, collection and enforcement of the Cigarette Litter Abatement Ordinance, including but not limited to, the Tax Collector's personnel, training, space, equipment, materials and supplies, and systems programming expenses specific to collection of the Fee;

      (3)   Costs of public outreach and education to curb improper cigarette litter disposal; and

      (4)   Costs to collect and remove cigarette litter from City sidewalks, gutters and public spaces.

   (c)   Administration of Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the recommendation of the Director of the Department of the Environment with the approval of the Controller. Expenditures and encumbrances from this fund shall be subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the Charter.

(Added by 173-09, File No. 090724, App. 7/21/2009)

SEC. 10.100-71. ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS TRANSPORTER PERMIT FUND.

   (a)   Establishment of Fund. The Environment Construction and Demolition Debris Transporter Permit Fund is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code to receive all Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris transporter vehicle and C&D debris box fees imposed and collected under Chapter 14 of the Environment Code.

   (b)   Use of Fund. The City shall use this fund exclusively for the following purposes:

      (1)   Refunds of any overpayments of the fees imposed hereunder;

      (2)   Costs of administration, fee collection, and enforcement of Chapter 14 of the Environment Code, including but not limited to, the personnel, training, equipment, and materials and supplies; and

      (3)   Costs of outreach and education to increase compliance with Chapter 14 of the Environment Code and reduce C&D disposal and illegal dumping.

   (c)   Administration of Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the direction of the Director of the Department of the Environment with the approval of the Controller. Expenditures and encumbrances from this fund shall be subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the Charter.

(Added by Ord. 144-21, File No. 201151, App. 9/24/2021, Eff. 10/25/2021, Oper. 1/1/2022)

SEC. 10.100-72. FAIR WAGES FOR EDUCATORS FUND.

   (a)   Establishment of Fund. The Fair Wages for Educators Fund (“Fund”) is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code, and shall receive all taxes, penalties, interest, and fees collected from the Fair Wages for Educators Parcel Tax imposed under Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.

   (b)   Use of Fund. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, monies in the Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 3709 of Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.

   (c)   Administration of Fund. As stated in Section 3709(c) of Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, commencing with a report filed no later than February 15, 2023, covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the Controller shall file annually with the Board of Supervisors, by February 15 of each year, a report containing the amount of monies collected in and expended from the Fund during the prior fiscal year, the status of any project required or authorized to be funded by Section 3709, and such other information as the Controller, in the Controller’s sole discretion, deems relevant to the operation of Article 37.

(Added by Proposition J, 11/3/2020, Eff. 7/1/2021)

Editor’s Note:

   Subsequent to the addition of this Section to the Code, Ord. 102-21 enacted a new section (“Food Empowerment Market Fund”) also designated as Sec. 10.100-72. In order to avoid conflicting with this Section, the editor codified the material added by the later ordinance as Sec. 10.100-73.

SEC. 10.100-72.5. FIRST RESPONDER STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FUND.

   (a)   Establishment of Fund. The First Responder Student Loan Forgiveness Fund (the “Fund”) is hereby established as a category four fund to receive any monies appropriated or donated for the purpose of making student loan payments to or on behalf of Eligible Employees and reimbursing Eligible Employees for the costs of job-related education and training they receive during their City employment.

   (b)   Definitions. For the purpose of this Section 10.100-72.5, the following definitions shall apply:

      “Covered Position” shall mean a sworn member of the Police Department, Fire Department, or Sheriff’s Department; paramedic; registered nurse; or 911 dispatcher, supervisor, or coordinator.

      “Eligible Employee” shall mean a City employee who (1) was hired by the City on or after January 1, 2025 in a Covered Position or who transitioned into a Covered Position on or after January 1, 2025, and (2) subsequently has worked full-time in a Covered Position for at least three consecutive years.

   (c)   Use and Administration of the Fund.

      (1)   Subject to any required meet and confer processes or bargaining with employee labor organizations, and after the Controller certifies that the Fund contains at least $1,000,000, the Department of Human Resources (the “Department”) may establish a program under which the City may make payments to or on behalf of Eligible Employees to cover those employees’ outstanding student loans or to reimburse those employees for the costs of job-related education and training they receive during their City employment, up to a maximum of $25,000 per Eligible Employee. The Department shall adopt rules and procedures to govern the program, including but not limited to additional eligibility criteria consistent with this Section 10.100-72.5 for Eligible Employees, application processes, procedures for determining the amount of funds to pay to or on behalf of an Eligible Employee, procedures for disbursing funds, and plans for informing Eligible Employees about the program.

      (2)   After consultation with the Controller, the Department shall approve all expenditures from the Fund, consistent with this Section 10.100-72.5 and the terms of any Memoranda of Understanding between the City and employee labor organizations.

   (d)   Amendments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Charter Section 14.101, the Board of Supervisors by ordinance may amend or repeal this Section 10.100-72.5 .

(Added by Proposition N, 11/5/2024, Eff. 12/20/2024)