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Ethics Commission adopts implementing regulations for ACAO, clarifies affiliate and disclosure rules
Summary
The Commission adopted detailed regulations to implement the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Ordinance and other code changes, including conforming edits ("greater than 10% owner"), new searchable disclosure forms (behested payments, bundling, corporate donor data) to be filed via DocuSign and posted to the city's open-data system, and a safe-harbor for behested-payment disclosures in limited circumstances.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously to adopt a consolidated set of regulatory amendments to implement provisions of the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Ordinance (ACAO) and to update campaign and governmental conduct rules.
Staff presented several technical and substantive changes designed to conform regulation text to the new ordinance and to create operational practices for disclosure and enforcement. Key edits include replacing the prior phrase "10% shareholder" with "greater than 10% owner" to match the ACAO’s scope and correcting a nomination-deadline clause so the regulation aligns with California Elections Code references. Pat Ford explained that staff would…
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