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Board of Supervisors delays vote on $38.3 million Cyprus Security contract after ethics questions and debate over armed guards
Summary
After an internal city attorney review found no merit to conflict or kickback allegations, the board voted to continue consideration of a three-year, $38.3 million security contract with Cyprus Security so staff can return with options to remove armed services and provide more detail on negotiation and oversight.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted April 14 to continue consideration for one week of a proposed three-year, roughly $38,300,000 contract (with a three-year option) between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Cyprus Security to provide armed and unarmed security services.
The item drew extensive questioning from multiple supervisors about (1) an ethics review into whether an MTA employee who previously worked for Cyprus improperly participated in negotiations, and (2) whether the city should contract for armed security at MTA cash-handling locations and subway stations.
Deputy city attorney Andrew Shen told the board the city attorney's office investigated two discrete allegations: that the MTA employee was improperly involved because of a recent Cyprus employment, and that the employee had received "kickbacks" from Cyprus. Shen said the office "found ... these allegations have no merit." He said the employee had no ongoing financial ties to Cyprus when he joined the MTA and that sources…
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