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Enforcement staff propose expanding fixed penalty policy; commission asks legal and process questions

San Francisco Ethics Commission · September 20, 2019
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Summary

Staff proposed a plan to broaden the commission’s fixed penalty policy to resolve low‑complexity violations via a schedule of penalties and warning letters; commissioners asked about regulatory grounding, charter limits and stakeholder engagement, and staff outlined a two‑stage interested‑persons process and a 6–12 month timeline.

At the Ethics Commission’s Sept. 1 meeting staff presented a proposal to revise and expand the commission’s fixed penalty policy so the enforcement division could resolve certain low‑complexity matters more quickly through a schedule of penalties and defined mitigating and aggravating factors.

Staff described a two‑phase engagement: initial "interested persons" meetings to solicit broad input on the scope, followed by a second round presenting a drafted proposal for specific…

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