February 12, 2025
Contact: Michael Canning (415) 252-3100
Chair Theis Finlev called the meeting to order at 10:09am. With Vice-Chair Argemira Flórez Feng, Commissioner Yaman Salahi, and David Tsai participating, a quorum was present. Commissioner Karen Bell Francois had an excused absence.
Under Item 2, provided the opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Under its Consent Calendar, opportunity for public comment was provided for Item 3, Executive Director’s report dated February 3, 2025, Item 4, Audits Manager’s report dated February 3, 2025, and Item 5, Electronic Disclosure and Data Analysis (EDDA) Division Report, which were informational and required no action by the Commission.
Item 7, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Labor & Working Families Slate and Daniel Anderson. Under this item, the Commission discussed the Proposed Stipulation and provided opportunity for public comment.
- Approved a motion by Chair Finlev to adopt the stipulation in Item 7. The motion was seconded by Vice-Chair Flórez Feng and approved unanimously (4-0).
Item 8, Presentation, public hearing, and possible action on Ethics Commission budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Fiscal Year 2026-27, was informational, but the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under Item 9, the Commission provided recognition of Chair Theis Finlev upon the end of his service on the Ethics Commission.
Item 6, Election of Commission Officers for 2025 per Ethics Commission Bylaws, Article IV, Section 1 was taken out of order. Under this item, Chair Finlev nominated Vice-Chair Flórez Feng to serve as Chair, Vice-Chair Flórez Feng accepted the nomination and was elected unanimously (4-0). Vice-Chair Flórez Feng nominated Commissioner Yaman Salahi to serve as Vice Chair, Commissioner Salahi accepted the nomination and was elected unanimously (4-0).
Under Item 10, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Under Item 11, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Under Item 12, adjourned the meeting at 11:20 am.
Draft Minutes for the February 7, 2025, Regular Meeting will be available upon their completion and will be included on the Agenda for a future Regular Meeting of the Commission, which will be made available on the Commission’s website at sfethics.org.
Meeting agendas and materials are available at https://sfethics.org/ethics/category/agendas.
For further information, please contact the Ethics Commission at ethics.commission@sfgov.org or (415) 252-3100.
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