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Former commissioner warns Entertainment Commission that charter amendment would abolish many boards
Summary
Douglas Engman, a former commissioner, urged the Entertainment Commission to oppose a November charter amendment that would abolish this and several other commissions, calling it an attack on public process and urging the board to support the supervisors' alternative study.
During general public comment, Douglas Engman, who said he served 15 years on the Board of Permit Appeals and the City Planning Commission, urged commissioners to oppose a charter amendment on the November ballot that would abolish the Entertainment Commission along with several other boards and rescind certain supervisory approvals for mayoral appointees.
Engman said the amendment would sunset commissions established by ordinance unless the Board of Supervisors reestablished them by the end of 2025 and argued that the measure would undermine citizens’ ability to influence and challenge city government decisions. He said an alternative placed on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors would instead require a two-year study of the commission structure and recommended pursuing that approach rather than abolition.
Engman closed by urging the commission to oppose the measure and warned that abolishing the majority of commissions would be a “disaster for the city.” He offered a handout to the commission clerk but did not leave it on the record at the meeting.
