A majority of counted votes in San Francisco have, so far, rejected a measure that would give police officers the option to delay their retirements in exchange for raises paid out over the next five years, though the margin was close as of Thursday.
With another 143,000 votes still to be counted, 53.1% of counted votes have opposed Proposition F, a bill co-authored by Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and Supervisor Matt Dorsey and aimed at stemming The City’s police-staffing shortage.
The measure, which needs more than 50% of the vote to pass, reestablishes the Deferred Retirement Option Program. The City adopted the program from 2008 to 2011, through which long-tenured officers could both earn their current salary and pension payments they would have received had they retired. The latter funds will be set aside and accrue interest each year.
All full-duty officers, sergeants, and inspectors who have worked on the force for at least 25 years and are at least 50 years old would be eligible.