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Ethics Commission approves FY2023 budget request with added Commission Secretary
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously Feb. 11 to submit its FY2023 budget to the Mayor’s Office with one additional position: a commission (executive) secretary. The vote follows hours of debate over outreach, staffing classifications and whether the secretary should report to the Commission or the executive director.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 11 to include an additional staff position — a commission secretary — in its FY2023 budget request to the Mayor’s Office.
The decision came after Director Pelham and Deputy Director Gayathri Taycanil presented staff’s budget package, which proposed several reclassifications and three new permanent positions — including a senior auditor, a client‑support specialist and an information systems engineer — plus funding for technology and professional services. Pelham said the package seeks to maintain the Commission’s core public‑disclosure and audit functions while expanding community engagement and compliance capacity.
Commissioners pressed staff for details about the timing and scope of limited‑term positions,…
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