Ethics commission authorizes executive director to make minor regulatory edits and adopts 2025 meeting calendar

The commission approved a staff recommendation to authorize the executive director to make minor, non‑substantive amendments to Ethics Commission regulations (for example, correcting typographical errors or dates). Mr. Canning (staff) noted examples where a regulation showed March 30 vs. March 31 and discussed the benefit of allowing staff to correct minor errors without requiring a formal commission vote. Commissioners asked for a public record of such changes (suggestions included publishing a brief notice on the website or including a summary in the executive director’s periodic report); staff agreed to explore a notice or reporting mechanism.

On the consent calendar the commission adopted routine staff recommendations including the draft minutes. Patrick Ford, the executive director, presented a proposed meeting schedule for calendar year 2025 that would continue the commission’s regular time (10 a.m., Room 400) but adjust January and February meeting days to align with the Board of Supervisors’ budget calendar. Commissioners approved the executive‑director authority item and the 2025 calendar in unanimous roll-call votes.

Votes and motions: the consent calendar was adopted unanimously; the motion to grant the executive director authority to make minor, non‑substantive regulatory changes passed unanimously; the 2025 meeting schedule was adopted unanimously. The commission recorded no dissents among the three commissioners present.

Next steps: staff will implement a process to document or publish minor regulatory amendments and will post or otherwise publish the adopted 2025 meeting schedule and any future changes.