January 12, 2026
Contact: Charlie Machado-Morrow (415) 252-3103
Chair Argemira Flórez-Feng called the meeting to order at 10:12am. With Vice-Chair Yaman Salahi and Commissioners David Tsai, and Kevin Yeh participating, a quorum was present. Commissioner Karen Bell Francois had an excused absence.
Item 2 provided the opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
The Consent Calendar provided the opportunity for public comment on all consent calendar items. The Commission voted 4-0 to adopt a motion by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Vice-Chair Salahi to approve the following consent calendar items that required action by the Commission:
Item 4, Executive Director’s report dated January 2, 2026 was pulled from the consent calendar by Vice Chair Salahi for an update from the Executive Director regarding annual form 700 filings.
Item 7, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Preliminary Matters In the Matter of Sheryl Davis, SFEC Case No. 25-838 was pulled out of order and the Commission continued the item until the March 2026 Commission meeting.
Item 5, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Behested Payment Waiver Legislation was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Behested Payment Waiver Legislation with an addition of a 3-year Sunset Provision, was made by Vice Chair Salahi and seconded by Chair Flórez-Feng and approved (3-1).
Item 6, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Godfried Masinde was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Godfried Masinde was made by Chair Flórez-Feng and second by Vice Chair Salahi and approved (3-1).
Item 8, Presentation, public hearing, and possible action on Ethics Commission budget priorities for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Fiscal Year 2027-28 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided. No action was required by the Commission as it was informational only.
Item 9, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Item 10, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Item 11, adjourned the meeting at 12:09pm.
Draft Minutes for the January 09, 2026, 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.
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