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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING March 8, 2010 5:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco Call to order and roll call. Public comment on matters appearing or not...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;March 8, 2010 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;and AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call. 
&lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. 
&lt;li&gt;Consideration of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/zacharynathandraftpacket.pdf&quot;&gt;draft formal written advice letter&lt;/a&gt; regarding the application of the one-year post-employment restriction under San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 3.234.&amp;#0160; Zachary Nathan, a member of the Access Appeals Commission (“AAC”), has sought advice regarding whether the one-year post-employment ban applies to his future communications with the AAC or the Department of Building Inspection (“DBI”), which includes the AAC as well as the Building Inspection Commission.&amp;#0160; If the Commission determines that the ban applies to his future communications with the DBI, the Commission will consider Mr. Nathan’s request for a waiver from the one-year post-employment ban under item IV of the agenda.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;Request for waiver from Campaign and Governmental Code section 3.224 (compensated advocacy ban) and section 3.234(a)(2) (post-employment restriction).&amp;#0160; Zachary Nathan, who serves on the Access Appeals Commission (“AAC”) as its “public member,” has requested a waiver that would allow him to represent private parties before other City officers and employees as part of his duties as a licensed architect while continuing to serve on the AAC.&amp;#0160; In the alternative, Mr. Nathan seeks a waiver from the one-year post-employment restriction.&amp;#0160; A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/Zachary_Nathan_Compensated_Advocacy_Ban_Packet_March2010.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report&lt;/a&gt; is available at the Commission office and on its website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;Request for waiver from Campaign and Governmental Code section 3.224 (compensated advocacy ban).&amp;#0160; William Scott Ellsworth, who serves on the Access Appeals Commission (“AAC”) as a person “experienced in construction,” has requested a waiver that would allow him to represent private parties before other City officers and employees as part of his duties as a licensed architect while continuing to serve on the AAC.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b01310f63ae22970c&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/william_scott_ellsworth_compensated_advocacy_ban-1.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is available at the Commission office and on its website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;Election of Chair and Vice-chair.&amp;#0160; The Commission will elect a Chair and Vice-chair to serve for the coming year.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible amendments to the Government Ethics Code (“GEO”), San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 3.200 et seq.&amp;#0160; Staff has proposed amendments to sections 3.216 (gifts), 3.220 (dual officeholding), and 3.224 (compensated advocacy).&amp;#0160; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/GEO_March2010_Packet.pdf&quot;&gt;proposed amendments and a staff report&lt;/a&gt; will be available at the Commission’s office and on its website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&amp;#0160; 
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/auditselection2009packet.pdf&quot;&gt;Selection of Random Audits of 2009 Committees&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Staff estimates that it will have time and resources to conduct as many as seven random audits of non-publicly financed candidate, ballot measure and general purpose committees that were active in the 2009 elections.&amp;#0160; Some of these audits will be performed during the remainder of this fiscal year; the others will be performed in the next fiscal year.&amp;#0160; The Commission may choose these seven committees on a random basis at this meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;Closed session.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Closed session held pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.10(d) based on significant exposure to litigation.&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conference with Legal Counsel:&amp;#0160; Anticipated litigation as potential defendant&lt;br /&gt;		&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;Subject:&amp;#0160; &lt;em&gt;Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission&lt;/em&gt;, --- U.S. ---, 2010 	&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; WL 183859 (U.S. Supreme Court, Jan. 21, 2010) 
&lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote regarding closed session action and deliberations.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discussion and vote pursuant to Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12 on whether to disclose any action taken or discussions held in closed session regarding conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation as defendant.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Motion:&amp;#0160; The Ethics Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the public (not) to disclose its closed session deliberations re: anticipated litigation as defendant. 
&lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of December 14, 2009.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;(Discussion and possible action.) 
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2010/03/executive-directors-report-march-8-2010.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.) 
&lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings.&amp;#0160; Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.) 
&lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. 
&lt;li&gt;Adjournment. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Notice of Cancellation of Regular Monthly Meeting - February 8, 2010</title>
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<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN  FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;
 NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;February 8, 2010 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B.  Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;MEETING IS CANCELLED&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission will occur on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall. &amp;#0160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&amp;#0160;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San  Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;

 &lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San  Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San  Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Agenda - February 8, 2010</title>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING February 8, 2010 5:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco Call to order and roll call. Public comment on matters appearing or not...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO&lt;strong&gt; ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;February 8, 2010 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
 and AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission.&amp;#0160; &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Request for waiver from Campaign and Governmental Code section 3.224 (compensated advocacy ban).&amp;#0160; Zachary Nathan, who serves on the Access Appeals Commission (“AAC”) as its “public member,” has requested a waiver that would allow him to represent private parties before other City officers and employees as part of his duties as a licensed architect while continuing to serve on the AAC.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b01287764e989970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/zachary_nathan_compensated_advocacy_ban_packet.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report&lt;/a&gt; is available at the Commission office and on its website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Request for waiver from Campaign and Governmental Code section 3.224 (compensated advocacy ban).&amp;#0160; William Scott Ellsworth, who serves on the Access Appeals Commission (“AAC”) as a person “experienced in construction,” has requested a waiver that would allow him to represent private parties before other City officers and employees as part of his duties as a licensed architect while continuing to serve on the AAC.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b01287764ec75970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/william_scott_ellsworth_compensated_advocacy_ban.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report&lt;/a&gt; is available at the Commission office and on its website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Closed session.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Closed session held pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.10(d) based on significant exposure to litigation.&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Conference with Legal Counsel:&amp;#0160; Anticipated litigation as potential defendant&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Number of possible cases:&amp;#0160; one or more&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Subject:&amp;#0160; &lt;em&gt;Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission&lt;/em&gt;, --- U.S. ---, 2010 WL 183859 (U.S. Supreme Court, Jan. 21, 2010)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote regarding closed session action and deliberations.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Discussion and vote pursuant to Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12 on whether to disclose any action taken or discussions held in closed session regarding conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation as defendant.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Motion:&amp;#0160; The Ethics Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the public (not) to disclose its closed session deliberations re: anticipated litigation as defendant. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of December 14, 2009.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;(Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2010/02/executive-directors-report-february-8-2010.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings.&amp;#0160; Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Adjournment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Notice of Cancellation of Regular Monthly Meeting - January 11, 2010</title>
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<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAN  FRANCISCO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;January 11, 2010 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
1 Dr. Carlton B.  Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;MEETING IS CANCELLED&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission will occur on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall. &amp;#0160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San  Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San  Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San  Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Agenda - December 14, 2009</title>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2009 5:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco Call to order and roll call. Public comment on matters appearing or not...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;
 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;December 14, 2009 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
 and AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Netfile contract renewal.&amp;#0160; On October 31, 2007, the Ethics Commission entered into a three-year contract with Netfile under which Netfile would create an online filing system and database for all campaign finance, lobbyist, campaign consultant and official financial disclosures required or permitted under City or state law to be filed in electronic form.&amp;#0160; &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73fe1c0970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/memo_to_commission_re_contracting_12.8.09.pdf&quot;&gt;Staff recommends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73fe1c0970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; that the Commission authorize the Executive Director to extend the contract for an additional three-year term.&amp;#0160; To meet Civil Service Commission requirements, the Commission will determine whether contracting is the most effective way to provide this service.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible regulations to implement Lobbyist Ordinance.&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2009/12/lobbyist-ordinance-2010.html&quot;&gt;Amendments to the Lobbyist Ordinance&lt;/a&gt; were recently signed into law and will take effect on January 1, 2010.&amp;#0160; The Commission will consider whether to change the existing regulations and/or adopt new regulations to implement the changes to the Ordinance.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b01287642c461970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/mem_to_ec_re_proposed_regs_12.09.pdf&quot;&gt;staff memo and copy of the proposed regulation&lt;/a&gt; changes will be available at the Commission office as well as on the Commission website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.) &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible regulations to implement the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (CFRO).&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;/files/cfro.pdf&quot;&gt;Amendments to the CFRO&lt;/a&gt; were recently signed into law and will go into effect on January 1, 2010.&amp;#0160; The Commission will consider whether to amend and/or adopt new regulations to implement the changes to the Ordinance.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73fea09970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/mem_to_ec_12.09.pdf&quot;&gt;staff memo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73fea09970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73febac970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/possible_cfro_regs_12.09.pdf&quot;&gt;copy of the proposed regulation changes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73febac970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; will be available at the Commission office as well as the Commission website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73ff2e8970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/budget_proposal_10-11_to_ec_12.09.09.pdf&quot;&gt;Budget discussion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a73ff2e8970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;#0160; The Commission has submitted the requested $85,000 in mid-year cuts for this fiscal year.&amp;#0160; For the next fiscal year, the City has forecasted a $522 million general fund deficit and has instructed departments to identify a 20 percent cut as well as a 10 percent contingency cut, which translates to $438,364 and $219,182, respectively.&amp;#0160; Commissioners will discuss budget issues and proposals to provide guidance to the staff in preparing the budget submission for FY 2010/2011.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Closed session.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&amp;#0160;
 &lt;ol type=&quot;a&quot;&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Closed session held pursuant to the Ralph Brown Act, Government Code section 54957(b) and the Sunshine Ordinance section 67.10(b):&amp;#0160; Public Employee Performance Evaluation:&amp;#0160; Executive Director, Ethics Commission&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Closed session held pursuant to Charter section C3.699-13, Brown Act section 54956.9 (a) and (c)&amp;#0160; and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.10(d) to discuss existing litigation as defendant.&lt;br /&gt;
  Conference with Legal Counsel:&amp;#0160; Existing litigation as defendant&lt;br /&gt;
  Number of cases:&amp;#0160; 2&lt;br /&gt;
  Myrna Lim v. City and County of San Francisco Ethics Commission et al., Case No. 08-472073 (S.F. Superior Court); Myrna Lim v. City and County of San Francisco Ethics Commission et al., Case No. 09-5083-CRB (U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.)&lt;br /&gt;
  Allen Grossman v. San Francisco Ethics Commission et al., Case No. 09-509868 (S.F. Superior Court)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ol&gt;
 &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote regarding closed session action and deliberations.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&amp;#0160;
 &lt;ol type=&quot;a&quot;&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote pursuant to Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12 on whether to disclose any action taken or discussions held in closed session regarding public employee performance evaluation.&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;
  Motion:&amp;#0160; The Ethics Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the public (not) to disclose its closed session deliberations re:&amp;#0160; public employee performance evaluation.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote pursuant to Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12 on whether to disclose any action taken or discussions held in closed session regarding existing litigation.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;
  Motion:&amp;#0160; The Ethics Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the public (not) to disclose its closed session deliberations re: existing litigation. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ol&gt;
 &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of November 9, 2009.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;(Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2009/12/executive-directors-report-december-14-2009.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings.&amp;#0160; Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt; Adjournment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Notice of Proposed Regulations at the December 14, 2009 Meeting</title>
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<description>At its regular meeting on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall, the San Francisco Ethics Commission will consider possible amendments to its regulations regarding the Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;At its regular meeting on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall, the San Francisco Ethics Commission will consider possible amendments to its regulations regarding the Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 2.100 et seq.). &amp;#0160;These amendments will address issues that could include but are not limited to clarifying when communications by a labor union might be deemed a contact under the Ordinance; permitting a business, firm, or organization to register and submit reports on behalf of individual lobbyists who are employed by the business, firm or organization; requiring each individual lobbyist to register with the Commission and submit information required under the Ordinance on the Commission’s online filing system; and modifying current regulations to conform the revised Lobbyist Ordinance provisions that will take effect in January 2010.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the same meeting, the Commission will also consider possible amendments to its regulations regarding the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (CFRO) (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 1.100 et seq.).&amp;#0160; These amendments will generally conform existing regulations to the revised CFRO sections that will take effect in January 2010.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The proposed amendments, along with respective staff reports, will be available from the Commission office and on its website when the agenda for the meeting is available on Thursday, December 10, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>



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<title>Agenda - November 9, 2009</title>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING November 9, 2009 5:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco Call to order and roll call. Public comment on matters appearing or not...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;November 9, 2009 5:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
 and AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible amendments to the Commission’s Regulations for Investigations and Enforcement Proceedings (“Regulations”).&amp;#0160; At its May and October 2009 meetings, the Commission considered several staff-recommended substantive and technical amendments to the Regulations.&amp;#0160; These include but not limited to identifying the laws that the Commission enforces, allowing amendments to probable cause determinations, requiring the Executive Director to notify the Commission and respondents of exculpatory information, and clarifying the process and procedures related to a hearing on the merits.&amp;#0160; At its last meeting, the Commission approved several amendments to the Regulations; at this meeting, the Commission will consider technical and possibly other recommendations.&amp;#0160; The &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a6adba55970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/proposed.tech.changes.redline.nov.2009.pdf&quot;&gt;draft amendments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a6adba55970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and a &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a6584e89970b&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/nov.5.2009.follow.up.memo.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; will be available at the Commission office as well as on the Commission website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Policy Priorities.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;At its last meeting, the Commission began to discuss progress in the areas of its identified policy priorities that were approved on August 8, 2008.&amp;#0160; These priorities include:&amp;#0160; 1) Education and Technology, 2) Campaign Finance Laws, 3) Communications with the Public, 4) Enforcement, 5) Conflicts of Interest, 6) Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Ordinances.&amp;#0160; The Commission will continue its discussion on priorities for future work in these areas and possibly auditing, public finance, and budgeting.&amp;#0160; This discussion is in lieu of an annual retreat.&amp;#0160; There will be an opportunity for public comment.&amp;#0160; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/ecmemo101909.pdf&quot;&gt;Memo regarding policy priorities&lt;/a&gt;) (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of September 14, 2009 and special meeting of October 19. 2009.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;(Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2009/11/executive-directors-report-november-9-2009.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings.&amp;#0160; Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Adjournment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Agenda - October 19, 2009</title>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING October 19, 2009 6:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco NOTE: This is not the same day or time as the Commission’s regular...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br /&gt;
 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;October 19, 2009 6:30 P.M.&lt;br /&gt;
 and AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&amp;#0160; This is not the same day or time as the Commission’s regular meetings.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of legislation to amend Chapter 2 of Article III of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to ban members of City boards and commissions from obtaining employment with the City during their tenure and for one year after the termination of their City service.&amp;#0160; Supervisor Mar or a member of his staff will attend the meeting to discuss the legislation and answer questions.&amp;#0160; A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/marnoemploy_legis1009.pdf&quot;&gt;copy of the draft amendments and a legislative digest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a63d0d3a970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; are available from the Commission office and website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Closed session.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Closed session held pursuant to Charter section C3.699-13, Brown Act section 54956.9 (a) and (c)&amp;#0160; and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.10(d) to discuss anticipated litigation as plaintiff and existing litigation as defendant.
 &lt;ol type=&quot;a&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Conference with Legal Counsel:&amp;#0160; Anticipated litigation as plaintiff&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Number of possible cases:&amp;#0160; 1 &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Conference with Legal Counsel:&amp;#0160; Existing litigation as defendant&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Number of cases:&amp;#0160; 2&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Myrna Lim v. City and County of San Francisco Ethics Commission et al., Case No. 08-472073 (S.F. Superior Court)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Allen Grossman v. San Francisco Ethics Commission et al., Case No. 09-509868 (S.F. Superior Court)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ol&gt;
 &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Discussion and vote regarding closed session action and deliberations.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Discussion and vote pursuant to Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12 on whether to disclose any action taken or discussions held in closed session regarding anticipated and existing litigation.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 Motion:&amp;#0160; The Ethics Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the public (not) to disclose its closed session deliberations re: anticipated litigation and existing litigation.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible amendments to the Commission’s Regulations for Investigations and Enforcement Proceedings (“Regulations”).&amp;#0160; At its May 2009 meeting, the Commission began consideration of several staff-recommended substantive and technical amendments to the Regulations.&amp;#0160; These amendments will address issues that could include but are not limited to identifying the laws that the Commission enforces, allowing amendments to probable cause determinations, requiring the Executive Director to notify the Commission and respondents of exculpatory information, addressing the confidentiality of complaints alleging violations of the Sunshine Ordinance, and clarifying the process and procedures related to a hearing on the merits.&amp;#0160; The &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a63d12d7970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/enforcement_regs_proposed_changes-1009.pdf&quot;&gt;draft amendments and a staff report&lt;/a&gt; will be available at the Commission office as well as on the Commission website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Annual Report.&amp;#0160; Consideration of the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.&amp;#0160; The Commission will discuss the contents of a draft annual report, suggest and vote on possible amendments, and possibly adopt the report for submission to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.&amp;#0160; A &lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a63d14cb970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/annual_report_0809_firstdraft.pdf&quot;&gt;copy of the draft report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a63d14cb970c&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is available at the Commission office and on the Commission website.&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Policy Priorities.&amp;#0160; The Commission will discuss progress in the areas of 1) Education and Technology, 2) Campaign Finance Laws, 3) Communications with the Public, 4) Enforcement, 5) Conflicts of Interest, 6) Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Ordinances, policy priorities last approved by the Commission on August 8, 2009.&amp;#0160; The Commission will also discuss priorities for future work in these areas and possibly auditing, public finance, and budgeting.&amp;#0160; This discussion is in lieu of an annual retreat. (&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a5e6a2b4970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/ecmemo101909.pdf&quot;&gt;Memo regarding policy priorities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;asset asset-generic at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a5e6a2b4970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;)&amp;#0160; (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of September 14, 2009.&amp;#0160; &amp;#0160;(Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2009/10/executive-directors-report-october-19-2009.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings.&amp;#0160; Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items.&amp;#0160; (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Adjournment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.&amp;#0160; Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.&amp;#0160; This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.&amp;#0160; For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sotf@sfgov.org&quot;&gt;sotf@sfgov.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#0160; Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&quot;&gt;http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.&amp;#0160; Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&amp;#0160; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible.&amp;#0160;&amp;#0160; In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.&amp;#0160; Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.&amp;#0160; For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site&amp;#0160; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics&quot;&gt;www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<description>At its special meeting on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall, the San Francisco Ethics Commission will consider possible amendments to its Regulations for Investigations and Enforcement Proceedings. These amendments will address issues that...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;At its special meeting on Monday, October 19, 2009 at
6:30 p.m. in Room 408 City Hall, the San Francisco Ethics Commission
will consider possible amendments to its Regulations for Investigations
and Enforcement Proceedings. These amendments will address issues that
could include but are not limited to identifying the laws that the
Commission enforces, allowing amendments to probable cause
determinations, requiring the Executive Director to notify the
Commission and respondents of exculpatory information, addressing the
confidentiality of complaints alleging violations of the Sunshine
Ordinance, and clarifying the process and procedures related to a
hearing on the merits. &amp;#0160;The proposed amendments, along with a staff
report, will be available from the Commission office and on its website
when the agenda for the meeting is available on Thursday, October 15,
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<title>Agenda - September 14, 2009</title>
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<description>SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING September 14, 2009 5:30 P.M. and AGENDA Room 408 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco Call to order and roll call. Public comment on matters appearing or not...</description>


<content:encoded>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION&lt;br&gt;
 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;September 14, 2009 5:30 P.M.&lt;br&gt;
 and AGENDA &lt;br&gt;
 Room 408 City Hall&lt;br&gt;
 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol type=&quot;I&quot;&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Call to order and roll call.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Consideration of possible amendments to the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (CFRO), San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 1.100 et seq. At its August 10, 2009 meeting, the Ethics Commission began consideration of and approved several amendments to CFRO that include: eliminating and streamlining reporting requirements, authorizing greater electronic filing, adjusting expenditure limits for inflation, clarifying the permitted uses of campaign funds, limiting which candidates are eligible to accept the voluntary expenditure ceilings, increasing voluntary expenditure ceilings in response to third party spending in support of competing candidates, modifying how public funds are disbursed to candidates, clarifying the requirements for third-party reporting, amending the statute of limitations for administrative actions, and imposing record-retention requirements on local committees. At this meeting, the Commission will continue its consideration of staff proposals that include but are not limited to refining definitions, codifying previous Commission advice that candidate committees are responsible for the payment of accrued expenses, and fine-tuning the eligibility requirements to receive public financing. A &lt;span class=&quot;at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a56236cd970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfethics.org/files/cfro_packet_9.14.09mtg.pdf&quot;&gt;staff report, the draft amendments and a legislative digest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;at-xid-6a011570aa66c5970b0120a56236cd970b&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; are available from the Commission office and website. (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Minutes of the Commission’s regular meeting of August 10, 2009. (Discussion and possible action.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ethics/2009/09/executive-directors-report-september-14-2009.html&quot;&gt;Executive Director’s Report&lt;/a&gt;. An update of important Ethics Commission staff activities since the previous monthly meeting. (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Items for future meetings. Commissioners may propose items for future agendas and the Commission may determine the priority of these items. (Discussion.)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission. &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Adjournment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h3 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Ethics Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Ethics Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing devices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This location is wheelchair accessible. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign &amp;amp; Governmental Conduct. Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112 and web site www.sfgov.org/ethics&lt;/p&gt;
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