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Commission reviews draft behested-payment rules as nonprofits warn of fundraising limits
Summary
Commissioners reviewed draft regulations to implement recent changes to the city's behested-payment rules and asked for clearer language on 'benefit' vs. 'please,' burden-of-proof standards, timing of valuation, and how 'interested parties' are identified; nonprofit representatives warned the rules could chill fundraising by commission-affiliated nonprofit leaders.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission spent substantial time on Nov. 18 examining draft regulations to implement recent amendments to the city's behested-payment rules.
Kenning, staff lead on the item, told commissioners the Board of Supervisors approved changes in August and the Mayor signed them; the draft regulations and accompanying illustrations (Attachment 1 and Attachment 2) are meant to implement and clarify the code and to respond to recurring questions from city departments. "These draft regulations are currently agendized for discussion,…
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