Contact: John St. Croix, (415) 252-3100
For release: June 8, 2015
At its special meeting on June 5, 2015, the San Francisco Ethics Commission took the following actions:
- The Commission received testimony from experts Robert Stern and Corey Cook, and from members of the public, regarding the potential need for, and the implications of, imposing campaign contribution limits on candidate-controlled ballot measure committees and/or legal defense funds.
- The Commission did not approve further changes proposed by Supervisor Avalos to San Francisco Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance amendments which were approved by the Commission earlier this year.
- The Commission provided an update on the Executive Director recruitment process, indicating that Commissioners Renne and Andrews would hold a public meeting to discuss that process with a potential search firm, Alliance Resource Consulting.
- The Commission rejected staff’s proposed revocation of a forfeiture letter sent to Supervisor Mark Farrell on December 9, 2014.
The next regular meeting of the Commission will be held on Monday, June 22, 2015 in Room 400 of City Hall at 5:30 pm.
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The Ethics Commission, established in November 1993, serves the public, City employees and officials and candidates for public office through education and enforcement of ethics laws. Its duties include: filing and auditing of campaign finance disclosure statements, lobbyist and campaign consultant registration and regulation, administration of the public financing program, whistleblower program, conflict of interest reporting, investigations and enforcement, education and training, advice giving and statistical reporting.