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Police Commission votes to enter closed session and then to not disclose closed-session discussion
Summary
At the July 16 meeting the commission voted to go into closed session and later voted not to disclose discussion from that closed session under San Francisco Administrative Code provisions.
At the conclusion of its July 16 meeting the San Francisco Police Commission voted to convene a closed session to discuss items listed on its agenda, and upon returning to open session the commission voted not to disclose the substance of its closed-session discussion.
The commission's roll-call vote to enter closed session passed without recorded dissent. After the closed session, the body reconvened in public and voted on whether to disclose any or all of the closed-session discussion under San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.12(a). The motion to not disclose passed by roll call. No further details of the closed-session deliberations were released.
Why it matters: The commission used the closed-session rules provided by city law to discuss subject matter not appropriate for public disclosure and then exercised its statutory discretion not to disclose the content of that discussion.
What the record shows: The meeting minutes record the motions and the roll-call results indicating the commission moved into closed session and later voted not to disclose. The commission remains required to comply with the applicable provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
