External Affairs
FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-
28 Proposed Budget
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External Affairs Overview
The SFPUC’s External Affairs Bureau includes four divisions:
On behalf of the SFPUC, External Affairs conducts public outreachand media relations, educates the public and other stakeholders, coordinates community facingprograms, responds to requests from the public, and tracks and coordinates legislation.
Communications Community
Benefits
Policy and
Government
Affairs
Strategy,
Planning &
Innovation
3 External Affairs Org Chart
Communications
31 FTEs
• Digital Content, Marketing
& Media
• Equity & Community
Engagement
• Internal Communications
• Product Communications
• Water
• Wastewater +
Wastewater Capital
• Clean Power
Community Benefits
21 FTEs
• Environmental
Justice/ Land Use
• Arts & Education
• Youth Workforce
• Equitable Programs
• Social Impact
Partnerships
• Southeast Community
Center
Strategy, Planning &
Innovation
11 FTEs
• Public Records & Citizen
Advisory Committee
• Strategic Initiatives
• EA Operations
• Budget & Finance
• Contracting and
Purchasing
• Hiring and Personnel
• Organizational
Development &
Optimization
Policy & Gov’t
Affairs
6 FTEs
• State/Federal Policy
• Local and Regional
Policy
4 Budget & FTE Overview
FTE 55 56 56
Key Budget Changes:
• Converting one position from
temporary to permanent to
support the public records team
• Adding $1.5M in ongoing funding
for dedicated operational budget
for key programs that have relied
on addbacks in previous years
$12.1M $14.2M $15.1M
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2.0 4.0
6.0 8.0
10.0 12.0
14.0 16.0
FY2026 FY2027 FY2028
Personnel Non-Personnel Services
Grants Service of Other Departments
Materials & Supplies
5 External Affairs: Key Budget Changes
• Converting (1) temporary position performing long -term, core function to permanent on Public Records T eam
• 2 substitutions to align budget/funding to the positions’ scope of work currently performed by existing temporary positions • The above changes are offset by reductions in professional services budget
• Stabilizing core, ongoing programs (youth employment, customer assistance & affordability outreach, language access) by moving funding into EA's operating budget and reducing SFPUC reliance on addback funding for priority programs