Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
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2.6 Fiscal Management
2.6.3 Budget Preparation and Participation (Revised: 12/23/19 )
The University of California budget year runs from July 1 through June 30. Formal budget
preparation activity generally begins in the fall for the next fiscal year.
A. The Police Department annual budget is developed according to guidelines set forth by
the University of California and UCSF, in cooperation with all major organizational
components within the agencies as follow:
1. Office of the Chief of Police – includes the Chief of Staff and Finance ‒ Chief of
Police
2. Field Services Division ‒ includes Patrol, Investigations, Crime Analysis and
Prevention , the ECC and Evidence/P roperty Control ‒ FSD Captain
3. Professional Standards Division ‒ inc ludes training, CALEA, IACLEA, sworn
and dispatch employee recruitment, internal aff airs and background investigations
‒ PSD Commander
4. HSEM Division ‒ includes Emergency Management and Business Cont inuity
Planning – HSEM Director
5. Security Services Division – includes Security Services and the WeID p rogram –
SSD Captain.
B. The annual budget development process is designed by the SVC FAS and the Associate
Vice Chancellor of Finance, coordinated by the FAS Finance Service Center , along with
the Police Department Business Manager, pe rformed by the Business Manager and
directed by the Chief of Police. The process includes:
1. Updating m ulti-year FAS strategic initiatives
2. Updating Departmental ac tion plans
3. Formulating annual goals and strategic objectives
4. Reporting budget highlight s for the preceding fiscal year
5. Preparing proposed and historic expenditur es and revenues by category
6. Projecting personnel resource requirements and assignme nts.
C. Division Managers shall submit their new activity proposals (including business case and
budget) to the Business Manager and Chief of Police for consideration.
D. The Chief of Police, assisted by the Business Manager, shall present the overall Po lice
Department budget to the SVC FAS .
E. Emergency funding requests shall be made by the Chief of Police to the SVC FAS . All
such requests shall be made in writing, specifying the need for supplemental funding and
the amount requeste d.