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Enforcement director proposes triage framework as investigations backlog tops about 90 cases
Summary
The Ethics Commission’s enforcement director reported roughly 95 open investigations and proposed discretionary prioritization factors — severity, impact and probability of proof — and a hybrid approach to reduce the docket and free investigators, while commissioners asked for transparency and a public process to expand the fixed‑penalty policy.
San Francisco — The Ethics Commission’s enforcement team presented metrics showing a large investigative docket and proposed new intake and prioritization steps designed to concentrate resources on matters that most threaten public trust.
"For August that there are a full 95 investigations on this docket, for a staff of 3 investigators," the enforcement director reported, noting that approving the day’s proposed stipulations would reduce the open docket to about 90 matters.
Staff told commissioners it had seen behavioral…
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