For information: Michael Canning, Policy and Legislative Affairs Manager (415) 252-3100
October 31, 2024
At its regular monthly meeting on Friday, October 11, 2024, the San Francisco Ethics Commission approved a settlement agreement fining Joanne Lee, former San Francisco Arts Commission Deputy Director of Programs, $250. In 2023, Ms. Lee participated in a government decision involving an entity with which she was discussing future employment in violation of San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code (SF C&GCC) section 3.206(c). The low penalty amount reflected several mitigating factors, though Chair Theis Finlev and Commissioner Yaman Salahi expressed that the conduct warranted a higher penalty.
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The San Francisco Ethics Commission was created directly by the City’s voters with the passage of Proposition K in November 1993 and is responsible for the independent and impartial administration and enforcement of laws related to campaign finance, public financing of candidates, governmental ethics, conflicts of interests, and registration and reporting by lobbyists, campaign consultants, permit consultants, and major developers.
Our mission is to practice and promote the highest standards of integrity in government. We achieve that by delivering impactful programs that promote fair, transparent, and accountable governmental decision making for the benefit of all San Franciscans. Public service is a public trust, and our aim is to ensure that San Franciscans can have confidence that the operations of the City and County and the decisions made by its officials and employees are fair, just, and made without any regard to private or personal gain.