Elections Commission
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ELECTION COMMISSION
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
7:00 P. M.
City Hall, Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
COMMISSIONERS
The Honorable Michael Mendelson, President
The Honorable Alix Rosenthal, Vice President
The Honorable Robert Kenealey
The Honorable Thomas Schulz
The Honorable Brenda Stowers
The Honorable Richard Shadoian
Shirley Rodriques
COMMISSION SECRETARY
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. Public Comment on any issue within the Election Commission’s general jurisdiction. The Commission will hear specific public comment on each agenda item before consideration of that item.
5. Possible Closed Session to confer with counsel.
i. Discussion and possible action whether to hold Closed Session pursuant to Ralph Brown Act, section 54956.9 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.10(d).
ii. CLOSED SESSION: Conference with legal counsel pursuant to Ralph Brown Act section 54956.9 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.10(d); litigation in the matter of Tammy Haygood’s termination of employment. Number of possible cases: 1.
iii. Discussion and possible action re: disclosure of closed session pursuant to Ralph Brown Act section 54957.1 and Sunshine Ordinance section 67.12.
6. Discussion and possible approval of Election Commission Minutes for: Commission Meeting held on February 19, 2003.
7. Officers’ Reports – President Mendelson to report on Department of Fair Employment & Housing complaint referred to the EEOC and Ranked Choice Voting.
8. Committee Reports – (a) Budget and Policy Committee to make recommendation to the Commission whether to recommend that Board of Supervisors amend the Municipal Elections Code to:
● conform the Code to recent changes in the Charter;
● specify the public examination periods for each category of material submitted for publication in the Voter Information Pamphlet;
● modify the deadlines for delivery of the Voter Information Pamphlet to the post office prior to each general and run-off election;
● specify language for inclusion in the Voter Information Pamphlet concerning ballot measures which concern the same subject matter and which may have conflicting provisions;
● explicitly incorporate the State law that applies to local ballot designations;
● explicitly state the rules concerning ballot printing following the death of a candidate;
● authorize the Chancellor of the Community College District as well as the Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District to nominate a reading specialist for appointment to the Ballot Simplification Committee;
● eliminate the requirement that the League of Women Voters nominate one appointee to the Ballot Simplification Committee;
● correct outdated code references;
● clarify ambiguous language and codify departmental practice;
● eliminate redundancy; and
● add subheadings for subsections.
(b) Budget and Policy Committee to make recommendation to the Commission whether to recommend that the Board of Supervisors amend the Administrative Code to change the deadline for the Board to adopt an ordinance to call a bond election and submit a bond measure to the voters, from 99 to 102 days before an election. This change would make the Administrative Code consistent with Municipal Elections Code section 300(a) (providing the general rule that the Board must submit bond measures no later than 102 days before an election).
9. Director’s Report
• Ranked Choice Voting • Voter Services Division
• Poll Locating • Campaign Services Division
• Outreach • Election Support Services Division
• Training • Technology Division
• Ballot Distribution • Personnel
10. New Business – Discussion and possible action regarding whether the Commission should adopt a general policy on the criteria for Elections Department requests for supplemental appropriations that would require the Director to disclose to the Commission and citizenry the full cost of the program for which the Department seeks an appropriation, as well as the specific amount sought by the appropriation.
11. Public comment on any issue within the Election Commission’s general jurisdiction.
ADJOURNMENT
Disability Access
The Elections Commission meeting will be held in Room 408, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, and #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro Stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142. There is accessible curbside parking adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week: For American sign language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact The Elections Office at (415) 554- 4375 or our TDD at (415) 554-4386 to make arrangements for the accommodation. Late requests will be honored, if possible.
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. Individuals with chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-6060.
Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions 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 the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Donna Hall, Clerk, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail: [email protected] Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.ci.sf.ca.us.
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 electronic devices.
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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 & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site at http://www.sfethics.org/.