Decrease in Language Services Budgets
Although the amount of money Departments spent on language services increased from $ 16.3 million in FY 2018-19 to nearly $ 23 million in FY 2019- 20 , the last reporting period saw a 28 % decrease , to about $ 16.4 million , bringing the budget down to FY 2018-19 levels .
Among the Departments with the largest fluctuations were :
War Memorial Increased its budget from $ 341.61 in FY 2018-19 to $ 12,000.00 in FY 2019-20 , followed by a decrease to $ 3,000.00 in FY 2020-21 .
San Francisco International Airport Increased its budget from $ 8,044.00 in FY 2018-19 to $ 31,698.26 in FY 2019-20 , followed by a decrease to $ 18,681.23 in FY 2020-21 .
Office of Economic & Workforce Development Increased its budget from $ 2,598.38 in FY 2018-19 to $ 13,351.00 in FY 2019-20 , followed by a decrease to $ 3,000.00 in FY 2020-21 .
Department of Elections Increased its budget from $ 1,650,359.00 in FY 2018-19 to $ 6,161,027.00 in FY 2019-20 , followed by a decrease to $ 1,892,623.00 in FY 2020-21 .
According to the Department of Elections , this fluctuation correlated with the number of elections held each fiscal year . The Department conducted two elections during FY 2019-20 ( the November 5 , 2019 , Consolidated Municipal Election and the March 3 , 2020 , Consolidated Presidential Primary Election ) and one election during FY 2020-21 ( the November 3 , 2020 , Consolidated General Election ).
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