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San Francisco Ethics Commission re-elects officers, adopts two confidential settlements after heated public criticism
Summary
At its February meeting the San Francisco Ethics Commission elected Commissioner Ben (recorded as 'Ben Herr'/'Ben Hur') as chair, reappointed Vice Chair Rennie and, after a recusal, voted in closed session to adopt two settlement agreements; public commenter Ray Hartz repeatedly alleged the commission fails to enforce Sunshine Ordinance determinations.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission at its February meeting elected Commissioner Ben (recorded in the transcript as 'Ben Herr'/'Ben Hur') as chair and reappointed Commissioner Rennie as vice chair, agreed to recuse one commissioner from a pending litigation discussion and later disclosed it had adopted two settlement agreements after meeting in closed session.
The meeting opened with public comment from Ray Hartz, who identified himself as director of San Francisco Open Government and presented a list he said contained "16 orders of determination issued by the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force" that he had filed. Hartz told the commission, "That's 16 out of 21 cases that I have won, a success rate of 76 percent," and said none of those determinations had been enforced: "0, not 1." He also accused the commission of prioritizing protection of city employees and appointees over citizens and raised allegations about former library…
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