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Ethics Commission directs staff to draft reforms to San Francisco public financing program
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission unanimously approved staff recommendations to streamline public financing rules and asked staff to draft regulatory and limited ordinance language, including proposed changes to how individual expenditure ceilings (IECs) are adjusted, after a presentation from senior policy analyst Pat Ford and public comment from candidates and advocacy groups.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on a unanimous vote Monday directed staff to draft regulations and limited ordinance language to streamline the city's public financing program and make it easier for candidates to qualify for public funds.
Pat Ford, senior policy analyst for the commission, presented a four-month review and a two-tiered set of recommendations: near-term, administrative and regulatory fixes to reduce paperwork and clarify eligibility, and second-tier options that would change qualification thresholds, matching ratios and the program's financing formulas.
Ford told commissioners he based the recommendations on two interested-person meetings, surveys of candidates and treasurers, phone interviews and consultations with officials in Los…
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