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Supervisors fail to override mayor's veto of ordinance on dignitary security cost disclosures
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 7-3 on a motion to override a mayoral veto of an ordinance that would have required elected city officers to reimburse the city for dignitary security during campaign-related travel or events. The motion failed because an eight-vote two-thirds threshold was required.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 7-3 against overriding Mayor's veto of an ordinance that would have required elected city officers to reimburse the city for the cost of dignitary security provided during campaign-related travel or meetings.
Supervisor McCreame, who introduced the override motion, criticized the mayor's veto as an obstacle to transparency. "I think it's, quite unfortunate that the mayor saw fit, to veto this piece of legislation. It is a good government,…
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