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Ethics staff urges tighter gift rules; Commission advances report after airport exemption debate
Summary
Staff presented a sweeping 'Gifts to Individuals' report recommending narrowed exceptions, stronger restricted-source prohibitions, and clearer contractor/permit definitions; the Commission voted to advance the recommendations despite pushback from airport finance officials about a meals exemption.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Aug. 2 voted to advance staff recommendations in a report titled "Gifts to Individuals," asking staff and the City Attorney to draft ordinance and regulatory language to implement a package of reforms to the city's gift rules.
Senior policy counsel Pat Ford told the Commission staff reviewed eight years of electronic form 700 filings and a sample of six departments and found evidence that suggested restricted-source gifts were reported in ways that may have masked conflicts. "We found that 6 individuals appear to have reported gifts that may have been from restricted sources," Ford said,…
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