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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 2 260536 Name: Charter Amendment - Department, Board,
Commission, and Advisory Body Updates Status: Type: Charter Amendment Passed File created: In control: 5/19/2026 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 7/14/2026 Enactment date: 7/14/2026 Enactment #: Title: Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by 1) requiring or authorizing the Board of Supervisors to amend specified initiative ordinances; 2) transferring from the Charter to the Municipal Code certain commissions and advisory bodies, in some cases with modified functions; 3) requiring that the Commission Streamlining Task Force be convened every ten years; 4) removing the general requirements that boards and commissions develop and keep an annual statement of purpose, appoint an executive secretary, and prepare an annual report; 5) changing the membership qualifications, composition, and member selection process for certain bodies; 6) eliminating, consolidating, and changing the functions and authorities of certain bodies; 7) changing the planning and reporting schedule of the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (“DCYF”) and related policy bodies, and changing the names but not the functions of those related policy bodies; 8) specifying that elected members of the Retirement Board, Health Service Board, and Retiree Health Care Trust Fund Board may be removed only for official misconduct; 9) making various changes to departments’ operations and reporting requirements; 10) updating the Public Utilities Commission’s exclusive charge over matters related to water, power, and sewer infrastructure and services; 11) providing that the Board of Supervisors shall approve settlements or dismissals of legal proceedings recommended by the City Attorney by resolution, rather than by ordinance; 12) authorizing the City Administrator to conduct real estate strategic planning and to negotiate and manage acquisitions, leases, and conveyances of City real property; and 13) making clarifying edits, deleting obsolete language, and updating out-of-date references in various sections; at an election to be held on November 3, 2026. Sponsors: Rafael Mandelman, Bilal Mahmood, Myrna Melgar, Stephen Sherrill, Matt Dorsey Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CON 052626, 4. Referral DHR Meet and Confer referral
052626, 5. Referral FYI 052626, 6. CEQA Referral 052626, 7. DHR Meet and Confer not required
061026, 8. Controller Referral Ver 2 062326, 9. CA Mandated ver2 062326, 10. CA CON ver2 062326,
11. CA DHR ver2 Meet and Confer referral 062326, 12. Controller Costing Letter 062526, 13. 260536
CEQA Referral Ver2, 14. 260536 Comm Pkt 062926, 15. Leg Ver2, 16. Leg Dig Ver2, 17. Board Pkt
070726, 18. Public Corr 070626, 19. Cosponsor request - Dorsey 070726, 20. Public Correspondence
070726, 21. Board Pkt 071426, 22. Leg Final, 23. Submitted to Elections 072126

Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 5/19/2026 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 5/26/2026 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Human Resources Department 6/16/2026 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 6/16/2026 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Controller 6/16/2026 1 CONTINUED AS AMENDED Rules Committee 6/22/2026 2 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Rules Committee 6/22/2026 1 Pass REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 6/23/2026 2 RECOMMENDED Rules Committee 6/29/2026 2 Pass CONTINUED Board of Supervisors 7/7/2026 2 Pass ORDERED SUBMITTED Board of Supervisors 7/14/2026 2 Pass