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Ethics staff unveil draft regulations to implement ACAO; law firms press for clarifications on reporting burdens

San Francisco Ethics Commission · April 12, 2019
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Summary

Staff previewed draft implementing regulations for the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Ordinance (ACAO), clarifying behested-payment disclosures, affiliate definitions for contractor bans, and other regulatory cleanups; outside counsel asked staff to limit redundant donor filings and clarify definitions before formal notice.

Pat Ford and policy staff presented agenda item 5 as a non-actionable preview of proposed regulations that implement the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Ordinance (ACAO) and update other campaign and ethics rules. Staff said the package separates changes into three categories: implementing regulations for the ACAO, interpretive clarifications, and non-substantive cleanups to conform regulations with the current code.

A central public concern was behested-payment…

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