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Ethics Commission blocks staff's waiver letter, keeps forfeiture on track in Mark Farrell matter
Summary
After hours of debate over statutes of limitation and enforcement procedure, the San Francisco Ethics Commission voted 4-1 to block an executive director's draft waiver letter regarding a forfeiture demand tied to Supervisor Mark Farrell's 2010 campaign and to allow staff 30 days to justify any waiver before referral to the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted 4-1 on its April agenda to prevent staff from sending a draft letter that would waive a forfeiture demand arising from alleged improper campaign-related expenditures tied to Mark Farrell's 2010 campaign. Commissioners said they want clearer legal rationale before the city closes the matter administratively.
The matter centers on a forfeiture letter the executive director issued in December 2014 seeking reimbursement tied to roughly $190,000 in coordinated spending by a committee the Fair Political Practices Commission later sanctioned. Commissioner Keane summarized the complaint as "a $200,000 illegal campaign contribution" and argued the commission should not waive the sanction without substantive justification.
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