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Ethics Commission hears DHR on outside employment; staff report shows enforcement docket work
Summary
Department of Human Resources staff briefed the Ethics Commission on the city’s secondary (outside) employment review process, citing an uptick from the gig economy and describing how departments, DHR and the city attorney coordinate reviews, notices and potential disciplinary steps. Staff also reported enforcement docket counts and planned workflow changes.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Sept. 1 heard a briefing from the Department of Human Resources on the city’s additional‑employment process and an update from enforcement staff on the division’s caseload.
DHR client‑services consulting manager Sean Sherburne told commissioners the department requires any city employee receiving compensation, emoluments or other benefit from outside work to submit an additional employment request and, where appropriate, obtain an advance written determination. "We have seen an uptick with the gig economy," Sherburne said, citing Uber, Lyft and short‑term rental examples, and added that the form is being updated "in consultation…
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