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San Francisco Ethics Commission Audit Report: Committee for Better Wages, Yes on J, FPPC ID #1367738

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I. Introduction

This Audit Report summarizes the audit results of the committee, Committee for Better Wages, Yes on J, Identification Number 1367738 (“the Committee”), from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. The audit was conducted to determine whether the Committee materially complied with the requirements of the Political Reform Act (“the Act”) (California Government Code section 81000, et seq.) and San Francisco’s Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (“CFRO”) (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 1.100, et seq).

II. Audit Authority

San Francisco Charter section C3.699-11 authorizes the Ethics Commission (“the Commission”) to audit campaign statements that are filed with the Commission along with other relevant documents to determine whether the committee complied with applicable requirements of State and local laws.

III. Audit Scope and Procedures

This audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The audit involved a review of the Committee’s records for the period covered by the audit. This review was conducted to determine:

  1. Compliance with all disclosure requirements pertaining to contributions, expenditures, accrued expenditures, and loans, including itemization when required;
  2. Compliance with applicable filing deadlines;
  3. Compliance with restrictions on contributions, loans, and expenditures;
  4. Accuracy of total reported receipts, disbursements, and cash balances as compared to bank records; and
  5. Compliance with all record-keeping requirements.

The Commission posts audit reports to its web site and, in cases of apparent violations of law, forwards them to the appropriate enforcement agency.

IV. Committee Information

The Committee qualified as a primarily formed ballot measure committee on August 8, 2014 to support Measure J of the November 4, 2014 election. During the period covered by the audit, the Committee’s treasurer was Kevin Heneghan. The Committee was terminated on March 26, 2015.

V. Audit Findings

For the period from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 the Committee received $362,669 in contributions (including non-monetary contributions of $9,170) and incurred $343,317 in expenditures.

The Commission determined that there were no material findings with respect to the audit of the Committee. The Committee substantially complied with the disclosure and record-keeping provisions of the Act and CFRO.

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