Legislation Details

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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 4 010956 Name: Charter Amendment regarding Elections, Ethics,
Redistricting and Outside Counsel Status: Type: Charter Amendment Failed File created: In control: 5/21/2001 Board of Supervisors On agenda: Final action: 7/23/2001 Enactment date: Enactment #: Title: Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) adding Sections 13.103.5, 13.104.5, 13.107.5, amending Sections 6.102, 13.104, 13.110, 15.100, 15.101, 15.102, 15.105, C3.699-13 and C3.699-14, and repealing Section C3.699-15 to create an Elections Commission; to establish procedures for the Elections Commission to appoint the Director of Elections; to institute conflict-of-interest prohibitions applicable to members and employees of the Elections Commission and Department of Elections; to prohibit the use of City employees other than Department of Election employees to staff elections unless approved by the Elections Commission and Board of Supervisors; to charge the Sheriff with transporting and safeguarding voted ballots and memory packs and providing security for the Department of Elections; to require precinct boards to post an accounting of ballots upon the closing of the polls; to establish procedures for the Elections Commission and the Department of Elections to retain outside legal counsel when the City Attorney has a conflict of interest relating to his or her candidacy; to replace the Controller with the Assessor as an appointing authority for the Ethics Commission; to lengthen the term of Ethics Commissioners from four to six years; to strengthen conflict-of-interest prohibitions and establish revolving-door prohibitions applicable to members and employees of the Ethics Commission; to strengthen civil service protections for Ethics Commission employees; to amend the Ethics Commission's investigative process; to provide that the appointing authority, rather than the Mayor, may initiate removal of Elections and Ethics Commissioners; to establish a procedure whereby elected officers, Department heads, Boards and Commissions may retain outside counsel if the City Attorney has an ethical or financial conflict of interest regarding a particular matter; to prohibit the City Attorney from participating in campaigns other than his or her own; to provide that the Elections Commission, rather than Director of Elections, shall appoint three members to the Elections Task Force; to require the use of adjusted census figures in redistricting Supervisorial districts; and to set deadlines for creation of the Elections Task Force and for completion of redistricting. Sponsors: Gavin Newsom, Chris Daly, Matt Gonzalez, Tony Hall, Tom Ammiano, Gerardo Sandoval Attachments:

Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 5/21/2001 1 CONTINUED Rules Committee 6/22/2001 1 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Rules Committee 6/29/2001 1 CONTINUED Rules Committee 6/29/2001 2 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Rules Committee 7/6/2001 2 CONTINUED Rules Committee 7/6/2001 3 Pass CONTINUED Rules Committee 7/11/2001 4 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Rules Committee 7/11/2001 3 RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE
REPORT Rules Committee 7/16/2001 4 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Board of Supervisors 7/16/2001 3