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Ethics Commission adopts joint settlement with FPPC against SFPUC employee; penalties and repayment ordered

San Francisco Ethics Commission · January 27, 2014
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Summary

The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted to approve a joint settlement with the Fair Political Practices Commission finding multiple conflict-of-interest violations by an SFPUC employee; the settlement includes a state penalty of $3,500, $5,000 in local fines and repayment of roughly $17,000 in salary, and drew public criticism over investigative thoroughness.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission on its January agenda voted to adopt a joint stipulation with the Fair Political Practices Commission finding that an employee of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission violated state and local conflict‑of‑interest rules.

City staff told commissioners the FPPC’s portion of the settlement carries a $3,500 penalty under Government Code section 87100 and the Ethics Commission’s local counts include two penalties of $2,500 each, for a local total of $5,000. Staff also reported the respondent repaid approximately $17,000 in salary paid during the period at issue; staff described the grand total of penalties and repayments…

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