March 13, 2026
Contact: Charlie Machado-Morrow (415) 252-3103
Chair Argemira Flórez-Feng called the meeting to order at 10:01am. With Vice Chair Yaman Salahi and Commissioner Kevin Yeh participating, a quorum was present. Commissioners David Tsai and 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 3-0 to adopt a motion by Chair Flórez-Feng and seconded by Vice Chair Salahi to approve the following consent calendar items that required action by the Commission:
The following Consent Calendar items were informational and required no action by the Commission, but the opportunity for public comment was provided.
- Item 4, Executive Director’s report dated March, 9, 2026
- Item 5, Director of Technology Services’ report dated March 6, 2026
- Item 6, Audit Manager’s report dated March 9, 2026
- Item 7, Director of Enforcement’s report dated March 6, 2026
Item 8, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Charlie Chiem, SFEC Case No. 24-787 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 Charlie Chiem, SFEC Case No. 24-787 was made by Vice Chair Salahi and seconded by Commissioner Yeh and approved (3-0)
Item 9, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Amendments to Ethics Commission Streamlined Administrative Resolution Program 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 Amendments to Ethics Commission Streamlined Administrative Resolution Program was made by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Vice Chair Salahi and approved (3-0)
Item 13, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Item 14, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Item 15, adjourned the meeting at 10:29pm.
Draft Minutes for the March 13, 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.
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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