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Rules Committee continues ordinance updating domestic violence shelter fund after public plea to preserve LGBTQ inclusion
Summary
The committee continued an administrative code amendment to rename and update the domestic violence shelter‑based program fund after public comment urged the city to preserve language supporting LGBTQ survivors; the item was continued to the call of the chair.
The Rules Committee on Oct. 6 continued consideration of an ordinance that would rename and revise the Administrative Code section governing the Domestic Violence Shelter‑Based Program Fund and transfer administration to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
President Mandelman explained the ordinance updates code language to reflect an administrative transition: last year the city moved the gender‑based violence grant portfolio from the Department on the Status of Women to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), and the ordinance would align code references and update fee provisions to reflect a 2023 state law change directing $23 from each marriage‑license fee to support shelter‑based domestic violence programs. The clerk has discontinued domestic‑partnership ceremonies, the ordinance notes, so a legacy fund earmarked from those ceremonies is now inactive.
Beverly Upton of the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium supported the legislation’s intent but asked the committee to preserve the ordinance’s original spirit by ensuring services for LGBTQ survivors remain recognized and funded. In response, Mandelman asked whether language changes should be an amendment to this ordinance or handled in future legislation. After discussion, the committee voted to continue the item to the call of the chair so staff and stakeholders can consider options to honor the ordinance’s original intent while updating code provisions.
Action: The committee voted 3‑0 to continue the ordinance to the call of the chair for further work with stakeholders.
