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Commission votes to move item into closed session and approves non‑disclosure
Summary
After extended public comment, the Police Commission voted to hold a specified agenda item in closed session under San Francisco Administrative Code §67.1 and later approved a motion not to disclose the closed‑session discussion, citing labor/legal considerations.
Near the end of its Nov. 2 meeting the San Francisco Police Commission voted twice on the handling of a closed‑session agenda item.
Under Item 5 the commission considered whether to hold Item 6 in closed session pursuant to Administrative Code §67.1. A motion to hold the item in closed session was moved and seconded; the chair called the vote and announced, "Motion passes." The transcript does not record a roll‑call tally or attach names to individual yea/nay votes in the open minutes beyond the chair’s announcement.
Later in the agenda (Item 7) the commission voted on whether to disclose any or all of the discussion that had taken place in closed session. A motion for non‑disclosure was moved and seconded; the commission again voted in favor and the chair declared the motion passed.
The votes mean the commission will discuss the specified subject in closed session and will not publicly release the details of that discussion. Members of the public who had called for greater transparency during general comment repeatedly questioned the need for closed doors on use‑of‑force matters.
What happens next: the commission’s staff will implement the closed‑session process and any follow‑up or public report will appear only to the extent the commission chooses to disclose it at a future public meeting.
