Deductions from employee pay warrants for charitable organizations were only withheld based on authorizations by employees participating in the Annual Joint Fundraising Drive, which all City officers and employees were encouraged to be a part of.

The legislation proposes to amend the Administrative Code to eliminate the City's annual joint fundraising drive.

The elimination of the annual joint fundraising drive could affect the charities and Mayor's funds that rely on this event for portions of their funding, as well as the City's involvement in encouraging and facilitating charitable giving among its employees.

The document does not explicitly state the rationale for eliminating the annual joint fundraising drive. Further information may be needed to determine the reasoning behind this proposed change.

The process for approving participation in what was the annual fundraising drive involved agencies submitting their applications by March 1st each year, the Mayor appointing a Drive Chair, and the Board of Supervisors designating qualified agencies by resolution.

Various obligations and responsibilities were laid out for participating agencies, including preparing and printing materials, executing a Memorandum of Agreement concerning the payment of costs, issuing payroll deductions to agencies based on designations, distributing funds, reviewing payroll deduction privileges, and charging a processing fee for payroll deductions to reimburse the City and County for incurred expenses.