Elections Commission
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
ELECTIONS COMMISSION of the
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Will be held on
Thursday, January 24, 2002
At 7 p.m.
Room 408
City Hall,
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94103-4689
1. Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll call, brief comments and swearing in of Commission Members Dennis Herrera, City Attorney
3. Introductory Statements by Commissioners
Robert Kenealey, Alix Rosenthal, Thomas Schulz, David Serrano-Sewell, Richard Shadoian, Brenda Stowers, # 7(DISCUSSION ONLY)
4. Briefing to Commission by counsel on the Elections Commission’s mandated responsibilities and tasks.(DISCUSSION ONLY)
5. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for calendar year 2002(ACTION ITEM)
6. Discussion and possible action to establish subcommittees and working groups e.g. Personnel for the process of selecting the Department of Elections Director, commission secretary and other personnel issues, Policy for establishing the Commissions and department policies: ad hoc working group for developing Commission Bylaws, a Mission Statement and for organizing the Commission.
7. Discussion and possible action to appoint three members to the Redistricting Taskforce. (Action Item)
8. Discussion and possible action to hold a joint meeting with the Ethics Commission to discuss that Commission’s organizational experiences and explore public hearings and investigations.(ACTION ITEM)
9. Discuss and possible action to request the Sheriff to meet with the Commission at their next meeting to discuss security preparations for the March elections and working relationship with the Elections Department.
10. Discussion with Director of Elections Department about the operations of the Department, preparations for the March elections, registration, budget, media consultants and relations, committees, canvassing boards, working groups and status of written public plan.(Discussion Only)
11. Discussion and possible action to request from the Director of Department of Elections a written report (due no later than February 1,2002) of the current status of the Department’s preparation for the March 5, 2002, election. Included in this report shall be:
1) security preparations for the ballots including the arrangement with the Sheriff’s Department,
2) Availability of working space before, during and after the election,
3) canvassing procedures,
4) ballot preparation
5)recruiting and training of poll workers, field election directors and election staff, 6) canvassing board appointments,
7) budget update,
8) public notification and
9) copy of public plan for election as required by
Prop E (ACTION ITEM)
12. Discussion and possible action to request the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Department to provide a briefing at our next meeting about the process and policies for hiring an Elections Department director and Commission support staff. (Action Item)
13. Discussion and possible action to establish our next meeting date and future dates. (Action Item)
14. Public Comment
Note: the Commission will hear public comment on each item on the agenda before or during consideration of that item.
at this time members of the public may address the Commission on items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Elections Commission and that does not appear on the agenda.
15. Commissioners’ Matters This item is designed to allow Commissioners to raise issues they believe the Commission should address at future meetings. There will be no discussion of these items at this time.
16. ADJOURNMENT
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, CITY HALL, ROOM 244
Disability Access
The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
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Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
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 Donna Hall by mail to:
Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force,
1 Dr.Carlton B. Goodlett Place,
Room 409, San Francisco CA 94102-4689;
by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at [email protected]
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshinebdsupvrs/sunshine.htm
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