At its special meeting on Monday, October 19, 2009 at
6:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall, the San Francisco Ethics Commission
will consider possible amendments to its Regulations for Investigations
and Enforcement Proceedings. These amendments will address issues that
could include but are not limited to identifying the laws that the
Commission enforces, allowing amendments to probable cause
determinations, requiring the Executive Director to notify the
Commission and respondents of exculpatory information, addressing the
confidentiality of complaints alleging violations of the Sunshine
Ordinance, and clarifying the process and procedures related to a
hearing on the merits. The proposed amendments, along with a staff
report, will be available from the Commission office and on its website
when the agenda for the meeting is available on Thursday, October 15,
2009.